The Big 5 highlight of the week was Anderson the male leopard trying to steel Moya the female leopard’s kill, and accidentally dropping it to the hyena’s below.
Monday, 27 August 2018 (23ºC)
- One unknown male leopard walking at EP open.
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding at EP open.
- Female leopard, Tiyani, walking along Pungwe Firebreak.
- Another breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on Marula bult south.
- Four buffalo bulls resting at Serengeti pan.
- Three buffalo bulls feeding at Puff adder road.
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 (26ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Mehluane.
- The Nkuhuma pride of lions were resting close to Chitwa open area.
- Hukumuri the male leopard at Shirly’s crossing.
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Bush camp pan.
- Four buffalo bulls resting at Rhino pan.
- Six buffalo bulls drinking at Serengeti pan.
Wednesday, 29 August 2018 (28ºC)
- Tiyani the female leopard with a kill on the Fire break.
- Anderson the male leopard resting on Milkberry road.am
- Moya the female leopard on Saseka road.
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP open.
- Six buffalo bulls resting at Rhino pan.
- Three buffalo bulls feeding on Puff adder road.
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding at Ram pan.
- Anderson the male leopard resting on Mamba road.pm
Thursday, 30 August 2018 (30ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at EP open.
- One bull elephant feeding at Bushcamp east.
- Hukumuri the male leopard resting with Tiyani the female leopard after eaten his warthog kill at Marula bult west.
- Two lionesses of the Ximungwe pride resting at Morningside pan.
- Two buffalo bulls drinking at Rhino pan.
- A breeding herd of about 15 buffalos resting at Rhino pan.
- Two lionesses of the Ximungwe pride were resting at Simbambili open, later that day.
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Ntoma.
- Xidulu the female leopard resting at Rulani pan.
Friday,31 August 2018 (31ºC)
- One elephant bull feeding at Rocky road and Impala road Junction.
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding at Kudu drift in Marikeni river.
- Five buffalo bulls resting on Impala road junction with Rocky road.
- A breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding at EP/Simbambili road.
- Another breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding in Tamboti crossing.
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at Marula bult central.
- Another breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding at One eye pan.
Saturday, 01 September 2018 (35ºC)
- Hukumuri the male leopard mating with Tiyani the female leopard at Horse shoe Open.
- One elephant bull walking along EP open.
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at francolin road.
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding along Arathusa main.
- One unknown male lion sleeping at Serengeti pan.
- Two lionesses of the Ximungwe pride walking along Ntoma crossing.
- One elephant bull feeding at Rampan.
- Another bull elephant drinking at Serengeti pan.
Sunday, 02 September 2018 (33ºC)
- Tiyani the female leopard feeding on her scrub hare kill at EP flood plains.
- A breeding herd of about 15 buffalos at Pommy’s pan.
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding along Drongo South.
- A herd of five buffalo bulls feeding along Shinzele road.
- A herd of nine buffalo bulls resting at Rocky road.
- Tiyani the female leopard stalking and killing a young Nyala at EP/Manyaleti Crossing