Big 5 Sightings 18 to 24 September 2017

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 0 comments

The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see how gentle the Styx pride lioness when she carried her tiny cubs in her mouth to a new den.

One Styx lioness carying one of her cubs – Morné Fouché

Monday, 18 September 2017
(28ºC)

  • Moya the female leopard walking with her cub along Serengeti Pan
  • Four lionesses of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Horse Shoe open area
  • One elephant bull feeding at Southern Fork road
  • The young Ingrid Dam female leopard resting at Eagle Own crossing
  • Mvula the male leopard resting at Boundary Pan
  • Ten members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions walking along Madash road
  • Two elephant bulls feeding at East Bank Manyaleti

Tuesday, 19 September 2017
(32ºC)

  • Moya the female leopard feeding on an impala with her cub on Saseka road
  • The young Ingrid Dam female leopard resting with her duiker kill in a tree at Eagle own crossing
  • Four buffalo bulls walking along Puffadder rod
  • A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding at EP open area
  • Ten members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions feeding an Impala kill at
    Pungwe crossing

Wednesday, 20 September 2017
(32ºC)

  • Moya the female leopard playing with her cub at Saseka road
  • Ingrid Dam the young female leopard walking along Eagle own crossing to the South
  • One male lion of the Birmingham coalition resting at Misti Mati
  • Ingrid Dam the young female leopard walking along Pumphouse road
  • A breeding herds of about ten elephants feeding at Wessels kaya

One Wild dog – Dawie Lombard

Thursday, 21 September 2017
(32ºC)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard scent marking on Mabuza Road
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Nyati Road
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Pungwe Island
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Eastern Bank Manyeleti

Friday, 22 September 2017
(29ºC)

  • Eight members of the Styx lion pride resting on Ingwe open area
  • One lioness of the Styx pride moving her cubs to a new den in the Mholewati
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Zebra Drive
  • Six buffalo bulls feeding on Puff adder Road
  • Moya, the female leopard’s cub in a tree at Serengeti Dam with a duiker kill

Saturday, 23 September 2017
(24ºC)

  • Moya, the female leopard’s cub resting at Serengeti Dam
  • A breeding herd of about twenty elephants drinking water at Rhino Pan
  • Two Birmingham male lions resting in the Mholewati
  • Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Little Gowrie driveway
  • A pack of twelve wild dogs moving east on Southern Fork
  • One elephant bull feeding on A-main Road

Styx lion pride playing in a Maroela tree – Dawie Lombard

Sunday, 24 September 2017
(25ºC)

  • Anderson, the male leopard and Moya,the female leopard moving south over Milkberry Road
  • Nine members of the Styx lion pride walking west on Seepline Road
  • Thandi, the female leopard feeding on a duiker kill on One Eye Pan Road
  • One wild dog running west on Central Road
  • One wild dog running west on Simbambili firebreak

 

 

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