Big 5 Sightings 15 to 22 April 2019

by | Apr 23, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings | 0 comments

  • The highlight of the week was seeing the young Ingrid dam female leopard after a few months of her being far in the West.
Photo by Dawie Lombard

Monday, 15 April 2019 (34ºC)

  • One elephant bull drinking water at Boundary Pan
  • A breeding herd of three hundred buffalos feeding on Simbambili and Arathusa Cutline
  • A female cheetah walking along Guarri Central
  • Xidulu, the female leopard resting with her two cubs at Xigodi Pan
  • Ten members of the styx pride of lions stalking a herd of buffalos at Bush Camp Pan
  • Tiyani, the female leopard hunting a dove at Bush Camp Pan
  • A breeding herd of about twelve elephants feeding at Bush Camp Pan
  • One elephant bull walking along Bush Camp East
  • A female cheetah resting at Simbambili Makhulu Open

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 (32ºC)

  • A breeding herd of about three hundred buffalos feeding at Bush Camp Pan
  • Tiyani, the female leopard hunting impala at Elephant Carcass Road
  • Ten members of the Styx pride of lions resting at Rhino Midden Road
  • About twelve hyena’s feeding on a buffalo calf at Bush Camp Pan
  • A breeding herd of about three hundred buffalos feeding on Rhino Ring West

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 (32ºC)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard walking along Lost Track
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard resting in a tree with her Nyala kill at Milkberry Road
  • Hukumuri, the male leopard walking along Nyala Crossing
  • One buffalo bull resting at Londolozi Boundary
  • Hukumuri, the male leopard walking along Marula Bult Road

Thursday, 18 April 2019 (33ºC)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard’s cub playing in the Manyaleti River
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and one of her cubs feeding on an impala kill at Track South
  •  A breeding herd of about thirty elephants walking along Tjololo Road
  • One elephant bull feeding at Simbambili Firebreak Road
  • Another elephant bull feeding at Madash Road
  • One buffalo bull walking along Simbambili Firebreak Road

Friday, 19 April 2019 (32ºC)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub resting at Kimbions Crossing
  • Moya, the female leopard resting at Mfezi Open
  • One lioness of the Nkuhuma pride of lions hunting giraffe at Madash Road
  • Six hyenas feeding on a kudu kill at Kudu Crossing
  • One buffalo bull wallowing at Jerry Drive Road
  • Moya, the female leopard resting on a termite mound at Mfezi Open
  • Xidulu, the female leopard walking along Marula Build Central

Saturday, 20 April 2019 (32ºC)

  • Moya, the female leopard hunting impala on Seepline
  • One elephant bull drinking water at One Eye Pan
  • Xidulu, the female leopard walking with her two cubs at 2nd Windmill
  • Six members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions drinking water at Red Dam
  • One elephant bull feeding at Simbambili Dam Road
  • Hukumuri, the male leopard walking with Moya, the female leopard at A-Main Road

Sunday, 21 April 2019 (28ºC)

  • Six members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Wet Patch Road
  • Xidulu, the female leopard resting with her two cubs at Safari Donga North
  • Young Ingrid dam, the female leopard resting at Impala Road

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