Big 5 sightings 27 Aug – 02 September 2018

by | Sep 4, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 0 comments

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.

 

Photo by Gerhard v/d Westhuizen

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

Photo by Gerhard v/d Westhuizen

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.

Photo by Gerhard v/d Westhuizen

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

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