Big 5 Sightings from 03 May to 10 May 2015

by | May 11, 2015 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 1 comment

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see the three Ximungwe lionesses being chased up a tree by a clan of hyenas

 

Two young Ximhungwe lions chased up a tree by hyenas - Dawie  Jacobs

Two young Ximhungwe lions chased up a tree by hyenas – Dawie Jacobs

Monday, 4 May 2015

(29ºC)

  • Two Matimba male lions moving west from Safari airstrip
  • Two Fourway male lions drinking water at Big Dam
  • One Breakaway lioness moving south/west from Big Dam
  • A breeding herd of about fifteen elephant’s drinking water at Big Dam

 

Tuesday, 5 May 2015

(30ºC)

  • Two buffalo bulls resting at Simbambili Dam
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP open area
  • Shadow, the female leopard, stalking impala’s on Xigodi Pan
  • One young male leopard moving east from Treehouse Pan
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding north of Treehouse Pan
  • Three buffalo bulls feeding on Lucas open area
  • Another breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on MMM North

 

Styx male lion - Dawie Jacobs

Styx male lion – Dawie Jacobs

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

(30ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP open area
  • One lioness of the Breakaway pride resting at Serengeti Pan
  • Salayexe the female leopard resting on EP driveway
  • Two Matimba male lions and two Styx lionesses, on a kudu kill at Hammerkop Nest Road

 

Thursday, 7 May 2015

(24ºC)

  • A pack of thirteen Wild Dogs chasing Salayexe the female Leopard up a tree on EP Driveway
  • Tingana, the male leopard, still on his impala kill North of Seepline
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Seepline Road
  • Nsele, the female leopard, moving north from Ekiso
  • A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants playing at Big Dam

 

Friday, 8 May 2015

(25ºC)

  • A pack of 13 wild dogs, resting on Parallel Road
  • Tingana, the male leopard, resting east of Simbambili Dam
  • Nkuhuma lion pride, resting on One Eye Pan Road
  • One buffalo bull, resting at Pungwe Pan
  • A herd of about twenty elephants, drinking water at Simbambili Dam
  • Three lionesses of the Ximungwe lion pride, got chased up a tree by a clan of hyenas on Wetpatch Road

 

Salayexe, the female leopard - Dawie Jacobs

Salayexe, the female leopard – Dawie Jacobs

Saturday, 9 May 2015

(27ºC)

  • Salayexe, the female leopard, drinking water at Kraaines Pan
  • A bachelor herd of ten buffalo bulls, feeding on Gowrie main
  • One Matimba male lion and one Styx lioness mating on Gowrie main
  • One buffalo bull resting in the water at Rampan
  • Two buffalo bulls resting at Simbambili Dam

 

Sunday, 2015

(29ºC,16mm rain)

  • Salayexe, the female leopard, drinking water at Kraaines Pan
  • Styx lion pride, resting on Methlowani Road
  • Two elephant bull, feeding on Shimboma Road
  • Breakaway lion pride, resting on Safari open area
  • One buffalo bull feeding around Simbambili Dam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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