by Marlet | Apr 23, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Highlight of the week was the Avoca male lions

Anderson the male Leopard – Morné Arnold
Monday, 16 April 2018
(29ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Ngala open
- Moya the female leopard cub on a Impala kill at Leopard drift road
- Two buffalo bulls resting at Pungwe island
- Nkuhuma pride of lions drinking water at Pungwe Island
- One unknown male leopard walking East at One Eye Pan road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Pungwe Island
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants drinking water at One Eye Pan
Tuesday,17 April 2018
(33ºC)
- Three Tsalala male lions resting at Shirly`s Open
- Moya the female leopard cub resting at Leopard Drift road
Wednesday,18 April 2018
(28ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Pump house road
- Moya the female leopard cub resting at Leopard drift road
- A small buffalo herd feeding at EP drive way
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at Gowrie main road
- Three Tsalala male lions resting at Rhino pan road
- Tiyani the female leopard on a Impala kill at KBR road
- A pack of six wild dogs running west on Wet patch road
- One unknown male leopard on fens line road
- A small breeding herd of about eight buffalos resting at Tamboti crossing

Hippo chasing hyena
– Morné Arnold
Thursday,19 April 2018
(32ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Kimbeons road
- Tsalala pride of lions on a kill at Big Dam
- A pack of nine wild dogs running west at Seef`s pan road
- Tiyani the female leopard still on her kill at KBR road
- A pack of 9 wild dogs running at Gwarie Centeral road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions walking south from Marula bult centeral
Friday,20 April 2018
(28ºC, 10mm)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants walking on Shortcut Matunzeluka pan road
- A breeding herd of about ten buffalos feeding on Fire brake
- Tiyani the female leopard on a kill at KBR road
- Three Avoca male lions resting at Fire brake
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at 2nd Windmill
Saturday,21April 2018
(30ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding on Zebra drive road
- Hukumuri the male leopard on a warthog kill at 1st windmill road
- Nsele the female leopard walking on Elephant carcass road
- One Tsalala female lions walking east on fens line road
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding at Ngala road

Big tusked elephant bull
– Morné Arnold
Sunday,22 April 2018
(32ºC)
- Moya the female leopard cub walking at Mfezi road
- Tiyani the female leopard and Nsele the female leopard having a stand off at Rhino pan road
- Hukumuri the male leopard still on its kill at 1st Windmill road
- Tiyani the female leopard walking at Marula Bult Centeral
- One elephant bull feeding at Buff Pan
by Marlet | Apr 16, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
The Big 5 highlight of the week was, Sibuye the female leopard and her Cub

Sibuye the female leopard and her Cub
– Gert Smit
Monday,9 April 2018
(29ºC)
- Styx pride of lions resting South of Ingwe pan
- Hosanna the male leopard on a grey duiker kill at Mike’s kitchen
- One elephant bull walking on Rhino midden road
- One Majingi male lion resting at Big dam
Tuesday,10 April 2018
(36ºC)
- One female lion of the Tsalala pride of lions walking East of Londoz drift road
- Two of the Mitumba male lions resting at Nagla open area
- Two elephant bulls drinking water at PU dam
Wednesday,11 April 2018
(22ºC)
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants walking at Shirley’s crossing
- The Torchwood pride of lions resting at Sabalala road
- Xidulu the female and Hukumuri the male leopard mating at Bufscull crossing
- Two Mitumba male lions resting on Sawmill

Pangolin
– Gert Smit
Thursday,12 April 2018
(26ºC)
- Xidulu the female and Hukumuri the male leopard mating at Mutzenzeleke road
- A breeding herd of buffalo walking on firebreak road
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Impala road
- One elephant bull walking at Boundary pan
- Hukumuri the male leopard and Tiyani the female leopard having a standoff at Horse shoe West
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Rhino ring West
Friday,13 April 2018
(31ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions on a waterbuck kill East of Big dam
- A pack of 9 wild dogs running North on MMM North
- A breeding herd of about 80 buffalos feeding on One Eye Pan Road
- One pangolin resting at Jozi link road
- Tiyani the female leopard resting on Shortcut Wet pach road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions walking North on Madash road
Saturday,14 April 2018
(33ºC)
- Breeding herd of about 50 buffalos resting at MMM North road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting close to Boundary pan on Madash
- Xidulu the female leopard moving South on Marula Bult
- Breeding herd of six buffalo feeding east of Picinini Uthla Camp
- Breeding herd of about twenty elephants moving north over Kimbeon`s road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions drinking water close to Boundary pan
- Tiyani the female leopard calling on top of a termite mound on Kimbeons road

Dwarf mongoose
– Gert Smit
Sunday,15 April 2018
(28ºC)
- Tiyani the female leopard and Hukumuri the male leopards moving south from Marula Bult
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants close to Ngala open area
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting east of Boundary pan
- Sibuye the female leopard and one cub drinking water at Ingwe dam
- Two elephants feeding on EP open area
by Marlet | Apr 11, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

Hosana, the male Leopard
– Morné Fouché
Monday,2 April 2018
(29ºC)
- Ingrid dam the female leopard resting at Chestnut Open Area
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants walking west from Horseshoe Open
- A breeding herd of about ten buffalos resting at Drongo North Road
- Xidulu the female leopard resting at Xinzele Road
Tuesday,3 April 2018
(33ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on A Main
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water at Kraaines Pan
- Hukumuri the male leopard walking on Wet patch Open Area
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Gowri Central
Wednesday,4 April 2018
(34ºC)
- A pack of 8 wild dogs feeding on a impala at Gowri Central Road
- Tiyani the female leopard moving South east on Rhino Ring North
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at 15th crossing Road
- One elephant bull feeding at Mfezi Open area
- Hosanna the male leopard walking at JC Brink Pan
- Tingana the male leopard walking at Three house East

Tower of Giraffes feeding
– Morné Fouché
Thursday,5 April 2018
(36ºC)
- Hukumuri the male leopard walking at Sawmill Road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions feeding on a Kudu kill at Wet Patch Road
- One elephant bull walking along EP Open area
- Anderson the male leopard and Moya the female leopard mating at Our Fathers crossing
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants drinking water at Serengeti Pan
- A herd of about Four elephants walking west over A Main
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Lead Wood Road
Friday,6 April 2018
(36ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Gowrie Central Road
- Styx pride of lions resting at Big Dam
- A breeding herd of about five elephants walking along Poachers corner
- Tiyani the female leopard resting at EP Manyeleti crossing
- Three elephant bulls drinking water at Bush champ pan
Saturday,7 April 2018
(34ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Ep/Simbambili cutline Road
- One of the Majingi male lions resting at Shirley`s crossing
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants walking at Mkhulu Open area
- Ten buffalo bulls resting at solar panel Road at PU corner
- Hosanna and Tingana the two male leopards resting close to Chitwa Dam
- A breeding herd of about 50 elephants drinking water at Big Dam

Elephant bull drinking water
– Morné Fouché
Sunday,8 April 2018
(29ºC)
- Breeding herd of about twenty elephants walking along Seepline road
- Three Southern Ground horn bills feeding on Seepline road
- Tingana the male leopard resting on Chitwa dam wall
- One of the Majingi male lions resting on Gowri main road
- One unknown male leopard walking East on Gowrie main MMM road
by Marlet | Apr 2, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

Flap Neck Chameleon
– Gert Smit
Monday,26 March 2018
(32ºC)
- Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Puffader Road
- Tsalala pride of lions resting at Serengeti Pan
- A pack of 8 wild dogs resting at 2nd Windmill Road
- One buffalo bull walking along Rhino Ring South
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding at Red Dam
- Nkuhuma female lions chasing the Tsalala female lions South
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants walking East at Pumptrack
- 8 Buffalo bulls resting at Kudu Drift Road
Tuesday,27 March 2018
(32ºC)
- Hukumuri the male leopard walking East at Airport Link road
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants walking East over MMM South
- Three buffalo buls resting in the water at Rampan
- Xidulu the female leopard on a Grey Duiker kill at Southern Fork Road
- Tiyani the female leopard walking South at Horsshoe West Road
- Nkuhuma pride of lions walking East at Londoz Boundry Road
Wednesday,28 March 2018
(34ºC)
- Tiyani the female leopard resting at Serengeti pan
- One elephant bull walking on Seepline Road
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Safari/Shirley`s Cutline road
- Nsele the female leopard walking West along EP/Shirley`s Cutline Road
- Tiyani the female leopard walking South West on Mamba Road
- One elephant bull drinking water at Big Dam

Sabi Sand Sunset.
– Gert Smit
Thursday,29 March 2018
(32ºC)
- Hukumuri the male leopard walking West on Zebra Drive Road
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Simbambili firebreak
- One buffalo bull resting on Rhino Ring South
- One of the Styx female lions and 3 cubs walking West at Ingwe Pan
Friday,30 March 2018
(35ºC)
- A pack of 7 wild dogs moving west on Londolozi boundary
- A pack of 7 wild dogs resting on EP Driveway
- Xidulu the female leopard drinking water at Boundary Pan
- One buffalo bull resting at Ingwe Pan
- Five cubs of the Styx pride resting at Brown Ivory Extension
- One elephant bull moving west on MMM North
Saturday,31 March 2018
(36ºC)
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Buff Scull South
- The Styx pride of lions resting at Tree House Pan
- The Styx pride of lions resting on Wessels/Little Gowrie Cut Line Road
- A breeding herd of about 10 buffalos resting at Picanini Utah Dam

Giraffe
– Gert Smit
Sunday,01 April 2018
(26ºC) 17mm
- Tingana the male leopard walking on Tree House East Road
- Hosana the male leopard walking at Chitwa Dam
- Ingrid Dam’s female leopard with her cub feeding on a grey duiker at Chestnut Open
- Seven buffalo bulls resting in the mud east of Picanini Utha Dam
- A small breeding herd of about 5 elephants moving east of Ingwe Dam
by Marlet | Mar 26, 2018 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

Martial Eagle – Gerrit Ackerman
Monday, 19 March 2018
(36ºC)
- Tiyani, the female leopard still feeding on the impala kill east of Elephant Plains airstrip
- One young lioness moving east from Big Dam
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Rhino Pan Road
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the water at Serengeti Pan
- Xidulu, the female leopard scent marking on Simbambili firebreak
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
(30ºC)
- Xidulu, the female leopard stalking impalas close to Eagle Owl Crossing
- Hukumuri, the male leopard scent marking around 2nd Windmill Pan
- Two buffalo bulls feeding around Tamboti Crossing
- One elephant bull feeding close to Methlowani open area
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Zebra Drive
- Another breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding on Seepline Road
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
(37ºC)
Thursday, 22 March 2018
(24ºC)
- One lioness of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Tsololo
- A pack of 8 wild dogs having a standoff with 6 hyenas on EP Old driveway
- One elephant bull feeding on Rocky Road
- Two buffalo bulls feeding South of Tamboti Crossing
- Xidulu the female leopard resting on a termite mound on horseshoe Open area
- A breeding herd of about twenty Elephants feeding on Madash Road
Friday,23 March 2018
(27ºC, 15mm rain)
- One Buffalo bull resting at Seefs pan
- A breeding heard of about twenty buffalos feeding at EP Shirlys Cutline
- One lioness of the Nkuhuma pride resting on Old Borehole Road
- Three elephants feeding west on A Main
- A small breeding herd of about 12 buffaloes feeding on Robsons boundary
Saturday,24 March 2018
(34ºC, 25mm rain)
Sunday,25 March 2018
(34ºC)