The Big 5 Highlight of the week was seeing a lot of elephant activity around Elephant Plains Camp.
Monday, 30 May 2022
(28°C)
The Nkuhuma pride of lions feeding on a buffalo kill on Rhino ring Central.
Two elephant bulls feeding on EP Driveway.
Three buffalo bulls resting in the water close to Morningside camp.
The S8 male lion scent marking along Vrystaat clearing.
Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, scent marking close to Simbambili Dam.
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
(23°C)
Makhomsava, the female leopard, scent marking along Kudu Drift.
A breeding herd of about two hundred buffalo’s feeding on Nagapie Drive.
The Nkuhuma pride of lions and 2 Avoca male lions feeding on a buffalo kill on Rhino Ring Central.
A breeding herd of about thirty elephants drinking water at Sidney’s Dam.
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
(23°C)
The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Leopard Drift.
One elephant bull drinking water at Serengeti Pan.
Makhomsava, the female leopard, scent marking along Seepline East.
Three buffalo bulls feeding on Pungwe Island.
Thursday, 2 June 2022
(24°C)
Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub resting on EP Driveway.
A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Central Road.
Xinzele, the female leopard, and her 2 cubs resting on Kudu Drift.
Ndzutini, the female leopard, resting at the rocks on Rhino Ring.
Friday, 3 June 2022
(24°C)
Two Avoca male lions resting on Cheetah Cutline close to Leadwood Road.
A pack of 10 African Wild dogs hunting impala on Wetpatch Open area.
A breeding herd of about one hundred buffalo’s feeding on Gowrie Main.
A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Gowrie/Buffelshoek cutline.
One buffalo bull feeding close to EP Manyeleti crossing.
Saturday, 4 June 2022
(26°C)
Xinzele, the female leopard, scent marking along Koala Beer Road.
Seven buffalo bulls resting close to EP Manyeleti crossing.
Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub resting at Leeuwkuil Pan.
A pack of 10 African Wild dogs moving along Londoz Boundary.
A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding on Kudu Drift.
Sunday, 5 June 2022
(24°C)
Makhomsava, the female leopard, resting on Londoz boundary close to Big Dam Link.
A breeding herd of about fifty elephants feeding along Rhino Ring North.
Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub resting at Gaby’s Causeway.
Xinzele, the female leopard, resting on a termite mound on Saseka Road.
Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on the Northern side of EP Airstrip.