Sightings 09 to 15 July

by | Jul 18, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 1 comment

The Big 5 highlight of the week was, to see Sibuye the female leopard with her two cubs playing in the riverbed.

Sibuye female leopards with her cubs – Gerrit Ackerman

Monday 09 July 2018
(25ºC)
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on EP Airstrip.
  • A pack of eight wild dogs eating their impala kill on Nyati Bamba Road
  • Tiyani the female leopard walking from Horse Shoe West Road.
  • Anderson the male leopard stalking a warthog in his burrow at Simbambili/EP Cutline Road.
  • One lioness of the Nkuhuma pride feeding her cubs at Pungwe Crossing.
  • Hosana the male leopard feeding on his steenbok kill at Shirley’s Crossing.
  • Tiyani the female leopard walking along Wet Patch Road.
  • Two buffalo bulls resting at Pungwe Fire Break Crossing.
 
Tuesday 10 July 2018
(23ºC)
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions walking along Rhino Ring East.
  • One of the Nkuhuma female lions fighting a group of four hyenas at Ekiso Road.
  • Three elephant bulls feeding at Kudu Drift Road.
  • Two buffalo bulls resting at Simbambili Dam.
Wednesday 11 July 2018
(26ºC)
  • Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Pungwe Island.
  • Xidulu the female leopard walking along 15th Crossing Road.
  • Hukumuri the male leopard resting at EP/Shirley’s Cutline Road.
  • A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Leopard Drift Road.

Hukumuri Male Leopard
– Gerrit Ackerman

Thursday 12 July 2018
(29ºC)
  • Thamba the male leopard resting on Mamba Road.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Pungwe Island.
  • Xidulu the female leopard resting on Safari/Shirley’s Cut Line Road.
  • Makhomsava the female leopard walking on Saseka Road.
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants drinking water at Leeukuil.
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions attacking a hyena at Tamboti Crossing.
 
Friday 13 July 2018
(28ºC)
  • Hukumuri the male leopard walking on Zebra Drive.
  • A pack of six wild dogs running along Impala Road.
  • Thamba the male leopard resting on Hyena Den Road.
  • Two buffalo bulls resting on Saseka Road.
 
Saturday 14 July 2018
(24ºC)
  • Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Puffadder Road.
  • Tiyani the female leopard walking on Rhulani Road.
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Wessels/Hofmans Cutline Road.

Nkuhuma lioness with cubs
– Gerrit Ackerman

Sunday 15 July 2018
(21ºC)
  • Sibuye the female leopard and her two cubs resting south of Tree House Pan.
  • Tiyani the female leopard walking along Seepline Road.
  • Two buffalo bulls feeding on Rocky Road.
  • One elephant bull feeding on Saseka Road.
  • Two elephant bulls feeding on Rhulani Road.
 
 

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