The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see two Styx female lions with three cubs resting south/east of Ingwe Pan.
Monday, 24 February 2014
(29ºC, 2mm Rain)
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving east from Bushcamp East
- Mvula, the male leopard, feeding on a waterbuck kill just off One Eye Pan Road
- Bawuti, the young male leopard, resting north of Mhisi Mati
- The Styx lion pride resting at Ingwe Pan
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Konkoni Road
- One elephant bull feeding around Old Bushcamp
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants drinking water at Bushcamp Pan
- One buffalo bull resting on Grasscut Road
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
(27ºC)
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Leopard Drift
- One Majingi male lion moving west on our Southern Boundary
- Three buffalo bulls resting at Serengeti Pan
- A pack of nine wild dogs resting north of Simbambili Dam
- Another breeding herd of about six elephants feeding on Rhulani Road
- One elephant bull feeding on Marula Bult
- One elephant bull feeding at Tamboti Crossing
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
(31ºC)
- Four Styx sub adult lions resting at Ingwe Pan
- Two Styx female lions with three cubs resting south/east of Ingwe Pan
- One elephant bull feeding at Wessels Old driveway
- Another elephant bull feeding on Little Gowrie driveway
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on EP open area
- Bawuti, the young male leopard, resting close to Little Gowrie Lodge
Thursday, 27 February 2014
(33ºC)
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants drinking water at Big Dam
- Kwatile, the female leopard, moving east from Buff Pan
- Kurula, the female leopard, moving north from Gowrie Main
- The Styx lion pride resting south of Ingwe open area
- One bull elephant feeding south of Ingwe open area
- Two buffalo bulls resting at 2nd Windmill
Friday, 28 February 2014
(35ºC)
- Five buffalo bulls resting on Madash Road
- Two elephant bulls feeding at Leeukuil Pan
- Four sub adult Styx lions resting on A-main
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving south in the Manyeleti rivers
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Safari airstrip
- One buffalo bull feeding on Seepline Road
- Two Styx female lions resting with three cubs in the Molowati river
- A breeding herd of about 150 buffalos moving north in the Molowati river
- Anderson, the male leopard, resting close to his impala kill on EP airstrip
Saturday, 1 March 2014
(34ºC)
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephant feeding on A-main
- A breeding herd of about 150 buffalos feeding on Seepline
- Two Styx female lions resting with three cubs in the Molowati river
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving west from EP/Manyeleti Crossing
- Anderson, the male leopard, moving north from Kraaines Pan
- One bull elephant drinking water at Treehouse Pan
Sunday, 2 March 2014
(26ºC, 20mm rain)
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving south from EP open area
- Three Majingi male lions resting at Land Cruiser Crossing
- One elephant bull moving south from A-main
- One buffalo bull resting in the water at Big Dam
- The Fourway pride of lions resting on Safari driveway
- The Styx lion pride resting at Buff Pan
- Three buffalo bulls feeding on EP open area