The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see the Half Tail wild dog pack moving and hunting in our area. The Half Tail pack is a pack of thirteen wild dogs and this is also the pack that denned in our area last year.
Monday, 13 April 2015
(28ºC)
- A pack of about thirteen wild dogs resting on Wetpatch Road
- Salayexe, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill at Nyala Crossing
- A breeding herd of about thirty elephants drinking water at Big Dam
- Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding around Shirley’s Crossing
- One buffalo bull rolling in the mud at Bushcamp Pan
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
(31ºC)
- One Matimba male lion, resting at Ingwe Pan
- One Matimba male lion and one female of the Styx lion pride resting on White Cloth open area
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting close to Nyala Crossing
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on MMM South
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving west from MMM South
- Moya, the female leopard, moving north from Big Dam
- One elephant bull drinking water at Big Dam
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
(29ºC)
- A pack of about thirteen wild dogs resting on Road 7
- Shadow, the female leopard, and her cub moving north from Knobthorn Pan
- Salayexe, the female leopard, scent marking on Rhino Ring South
- One buffalo bull resting on Milkberry Road
Thursday, 16 April 2015
(28ºC, 12mm rain)
- One Matimba male lion resting at Mhisi Mati
- Shadow, the female leopard, and her cub with a duiker kill on Ellie Ally Road
- One buffalo bull feeding close to Mhisi Mati
- Two buffalo bulls resting in Grissly Bear Crossing
- The Breakaway lion pride resting at Our Father Crossing
Friday, 17 April 2015
(20ºC, 10mm rain)
- Two buffalo bulls feeding on Rhino Ring West
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Rhino Ring West
- The Breakaway lion pride on a giraffe kill on Simbambili floodplain
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on A-main
- Another breeding herd feeding around Kraaines Pan
Saturday, 18 April 2015
(21ºC)
- The Breakaway lion pride still on their giraffe kill at Simbambili floodplain
- A Breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Nyati Bamba Road
- Shadow, the female leopard, resting with her cub west of Safari Dam
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Lowveld Link Road
Sunday, 19 April 2015
(24ºC)
- Two buffalo bulls resting on Mamba Road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on MMM South
- The Breakaway lion pride, resting at Eagle Owl Crossing
- Salayexe, the female leopard, resting on Rhulani Road
- Tingana, the male leopard, moving north from EP/Simbambili cutline