Big 5 Sightings 29 October to 04 November

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Young Cheetah playing
– Gerrit Ackerman

Monday 29 October, 2018 (37ºC)

  • Xidulu the female leopard, feeding on a duiker kill on MMM North
  • The Nkuhuma pride, three young Mhangene pride and one of the young Talamati males resting on Gowrie Main Road
  • A breeding herd of elephants feeding on EP open area

 

Tuesday 30 October, 2018 (38ºC)

  • Xidulu the female leopard, resting at Pungwe Pan
  • A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Ngala open area
  • Another breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding on Kudu Drift Road
  • A pack of four wild dogs and there four pups resting on Rhino ring west
  • Three cheetahs resting at Simbambili Dam
  • Xidulu the female leopard, resting at Rhulani Pan
  • A group of seven buffalos resting at Rhino Pan
  • Another group of 10 buffalos resting at Serengeti Pan
  • A breeding herd of about 20 elephants drinking water at Serengeti Dam

 

Wednesday 31 October, 2018 (31ºC)

  • Three cheetahs resting on Simbambili/EP Cutline
  • Hukumuri the male leopard resting on Josie Road
  • Four wild dogs resting at Shirlys/EP Cutline Road
  • Hukumuri the male leopard feeding on a bushbuck kill in front of Simbambili camp
  • A breeding herd of about ten buffalos feeding on EP open area
  • A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Simbambili fire break
  • Another breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Pungwe island
  • Another breeding herd of elephants feeding around Big Dam

Elephant in the Manyaleti
– Gerrit Ackerman

Thursday 01 November, 2018 (27ºC)

  • Three cheetahs feeding on three impala kills on Xidulu Road
  • Hukumuri the male leopard still on his bushbuck kill in front of Simbambili camp
  • Six members of the Nkuhuma pride resting on Buff skull south
  • Three members of the Nkuhuma pride resting at Red dam
  • A breeding herd of about 400 buffalos feeding at Matundeluka Pan
  • One buffalo bull feeding at A-Main
  • Three elephants feeding at Rhino Pan

 

Friday 02 November, 2018 (24ºC)

  • Xidulu the female leopard resting at Zebra Drive
  • Tiyani the female leopard on mamba Road
  • Two wild dog males on EP Driveway
  • A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on A-main
  • Two buffalo bulls resting at Wetpatch Road
  • Another breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Madash Road
  • Three Cheetahs resting on Simbambili fire break
  • Hukumuri the male leopard on Central Road
  • Four members of the Nkuhuma pride resting at Seepline Road
  • Three young Mhangene male lions, one Talamati male lion and Five members of the Nkuhuma pride resting at Big Dam

 

Saturday 03 November, 2018 (26ºC)

  • Three Mhangene male lions, resting on Big Dam link north
  • Xidulu the female leopard, resting in a leadwood tree on Madash Road
  • Tiyani the female leopard, chased up a tree after hyenas stole her impala kill on Horseshoe west Road
  • One Talamati young male lion on Rhino ring west Road
  • A breeding herd of about 40 elephants on EP open area
  • Tiyani and Xidulu female leopards having a standoff at Rhino ring east
  • A breeding herd of about 10 elephants on Safari driveway
  • Three Mhangeni young male lions resting at Big Dam

Anderson male leopard
– Gerrit Ackerman

Sunday 04 November, 2018 (28ºC)

  • Anderson the male leopard walking along Robson’s boundary Road
  • Two elephant bulls feeding on Simbambili fire break
  • A breeding herd of about 40 buffalos resting on EP open area
  • Xidulu the female leopard, lost her scrub hare kill to a hyena
  • The Nkuhuma pride of lions and three of the young Mhangene males resting at Chitwa air strip

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