The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see two of the Majingi male lions with the four Breakaway pride lionesses resting on our Southern boundary.
Monday, 21 October 2013
(30ºC, 4 mm rain)
- Anderson, the male leopard, moving south from EP/Shirley’s cutline
- A breeding herd of about 300-400 buffaloes feeding on Safari driveway
- One Nkuhuma male lion feeding on a young buffalo kill on Parallel Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Madash Road
- Nsele, the female leopard, moving south from Rhino Pan Road
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding around Simbambili Dam
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
(19ºC, 48 mm rain)
- One Nkuhuma male lion still feeding on the young buffalo kill on Parallel Road
- A breeding herd of about 300-400 buffaloes feeding around Ntoma Crossing
- A breeding herd of about of about ten elephants feeding on MMM North
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Robson’s boundary
- Tingana, the male leopard, resting on Madash Road
- Another breeding herd of about 200 buffaloes feeding on Rhino Ring West
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
(21ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 200 buffaloes resting close to Our Father Crossing
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP airstrip
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Rocky Road
- Shadow, the female leopard, feeding on a duiker kill on MMM South
Thursday, 24 October 2013
(26ºC)
- Thandi, the female leopard, moving north on Little Gowrie driveway
- Kurula, the female leopard, also moving north on Little Gowrie driveway
- Three buffalo bulls feeding around Shirley’s Crossing
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on EP open area
- One elephant bull also feeding on EP open area
- One elephant bull feeding on Central Road
Friday, 25 October 2013
(28ºC)
- Two Majingi male lions and the four Breakaway pride lionesses resting on our Southern boundary
- Salayexe, the female leopard, stalking and killing an impala on Kuala Bear Road
- An unknown young male leopard stole Salayexe, the female leopard’s kill on Kuala Bear Road
- A breeding herd of about 300 buffaloes drinking water on EP open area
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on the eastern side of EP open area
Saturday, 26 October 2013
(24ºC, 13mm rain)
- Four buffalo bulls feeding on Xinzele Road
- A breeding herd of about sixty buffaloes feeding around Knobthorn Pan
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Rhulani Road
- Five buffalo bulls feeding on Road 7
- The unknown young male leopard still feeding on the impala kill on Kuala Bear Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving north on Marula Bult
Sunday, 27 October 2013
(25ºC)
- Five buffalo bulls feeding and drinking water at Serengeti Pan
- Eight wild dogs hunting and killing an impala male on Nyati Bamba Road
- Six buffalo bulls feeding close to Shirley’s Crossing
- Mvula, the male leopard, feeding on a waterbuck kill on Hammerkop Nest Road
- Two Styx pride lionesses resting on Chitwa driveway
- Four Majingi male lions resting on the firebreak at Poacher’s Corner