Big 5 Sightings 27 May to 02 June 2019

by Marlet | Jun 7, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

• The highlight of the week was having the two Avoca male lions on our traversing area.

Monday, 27 May 2019 (28ºC)

• Moya, the female leopard, resting on the rocks at Kudu Drift
• A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding along Kudu Drift
• Xidulu, the female leopard, resting at Fifteenth Crossing Road

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 (32ºC)

• A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on EP Airstrip
• 6 members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions drinking at Rampan

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, hunting along Mabuza Road
• Hukumuri, the male leopard, marking his territory at Shirley’s Crossing
• A herd of about sixty elephants walking along Saseka Road

Thursday, 30 May 2019 (32ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, with her cub playing at Gabe’s Causeway
• A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding along Elephant Carcass Road
• One Avoca male lion resting at Little Gowrie
• One young Nkuhuma male lion drinking at Seef’s Pan
• One Avoca male lion resting on Southern Fork Road
• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on their Steenbok kill on Mabuza Road

Friday, 31 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Hukumuri, the male leopard, resting on a termite mound on Leopard Drift
• One elephant bull grazing along Seepline Road
• One young Nkuhuma male lion resting on Pungwe Island
• A herd of about twenty elephants feeding along East Bank Manyeleti

Saturday, 01 June 2019 (30ºC)

• One Avoca male lion and three Nkuhuma lionesses in front of Elephant Plains Lodge
• Hukumuri, the male leopard, walking through the Rhino Ring Block
• One African Civet walking along Puff Adder Road

Sunday, 02 June 2019 (29ºC)

• Two Avoca male lions resting on MMM South
• Three Nkuhuma lionesses and one young male Nkuhuma lion resting on Rhulani Road
• A herd of about thirty elephants feeding in front of Elephant Plains Lodge

Big 5 Sightings 20 to 26 May 2019

by Marlet | Jun 5, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

• The highlight of the week was Tiyani and her cub feeding on their duiker kill at Simbambili Pan.

Monday, 20 May 2019 (30ºC)

• A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at EP Driveway
• Two elephant bulls feeding at One Eye Pan Road
• Hukumuri, the male leopard walking on Simbambili Firebreak
• Two male lions of the Avoca coalition chasing the two subadult male lion of the Nkuhuma pride of lions at EP Airstrip

Tuesday, 21 May 2019 (32ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on their impala kill at Simbambili Open
• A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at Safari Airstrip
• Tiyani, the female leopard walking with her cub on EP Airstrip
• One elephant bull feeding at 2^nd Windmill

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Moya, the female leopard resting with her impala kill at Seepline Road
• A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at Mamba Road
• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub walking along Robson’s Boundary

Thursday, 23 May 2019 (32ºC)

• One unknown male leopard walking in the inflow of Big Dam
• Moya, the female leopard, feeding on her impala kill at Seep Line Road
• Three elephant bulls drinking water at Ram Pan

Friday, 24 May 2019 (31ºC)

• A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding at Eagle Owl Crossing
• Moya, the female leopard, resting with her impala kill at Seepline Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard, and her cub playing at Safari Donga North Road
• Moya, the female leopard, resting with her impala kill at Seepline Road
• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub walking along EP Driveway
• One elephant bull feeding at Elephant Carcass Road

Saturday, 25 May 2019 (30ºC)

• A pack of about nine wild dogs resting at Bush Camp Pan
• Xidulu, the female leopard, and her cub resting at Rulani Mud Wallows
• A breeding herd of about ten elephants on Kudu Drift Road
• A pack of about nine wild dogs resting at Bush Camp Pan
• One lioness of the Nkuhuma pride walking along Horse Shoe Open
• Xidulu, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Road 7
• One Avoca male lion resting at 47 Open Area

Sunday, 26 May 2019 (29ºC)

• Moya, the female leopard, resting at KBR Road
• One elephant bull feeding at EP Open
• Six members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions walking on Southern Fork Road
• A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at EP Driveway

Big 5 Sightings 13 to 19 May 2019

by Marlet | May 22, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

• The highlight of the week was Hukumuri, the male leopard trying to defend his impala kill from two Hyenas

Monday, 13 May 2019 (28ºC)

• Hukumuri, the male leopard resting on Leopard Drift Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard walking along Safari Central Road
• One wild dog resting at Simbambili EP Cutline
• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub resting at EP Driveway
• One buffalo bull walking at Pungwe Island Crossing
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Our Fathers Crossing
• Hukumuri, the male leopard losing his impala kill to hyenas at Arathusa Airstrip

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 (29ºC)

• Hukumuri, the male leopard, resting at Boundary Pan
• Young Ingrid Dam, the female leopard, walking across Puffadder Road
• A breeding herd of about ten elephants walking on Star Chest-Nut Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard, walking at Rhulani Road
• Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at Londolozi Boundary
• Hukumuri, the male leopard, resting with his impala kill at Boundary Pan
• Three elephant bulls feeding at EP Open Area
• A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at Matandaluka Pan
• Three buffalo bulls resting at Rhino Pan

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Kimbions Crossing
• A pride of six lions resting at Ngala Open
• Hukumuri, the male leopard, still resting with his impala kill at Boundary Pan
• One male cheetah resting at Grass Cut Road
• A pack of ten wild dogs playing at Rhino Pan
• A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at Mamba Road
• Six members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions feeding on their kudu kill at Ngala Open

Thursday, 16 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Hukumuri, the male leopard, resting with his impala kill at Boudary Pan
• Tiyani, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Kimbions Crossing
• Six members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Rhulani Road
• Four members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Rhino Pan Road
• Tiyani the female leopard and her cub feeding on a steenbok kill at Kimbions Crossing
• Two buffalo bulls resting at EP Airstrip
• Two young male lions resting at Rhino Pan
• One elephant bull feeding at Simbambili Driveway

Friday, 17 May 2019 (28ºC)

• Hukumuri, the male leopard, resting with his impala kill at Boundary Pan
• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub walking along EP Open Area
• Four elephant bulls feeding at Kudu Drift Road
• One buffalo bull resting at Bush Camp East
• A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at Broken Dam
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Pungwe Island
• One male cheetah resting at Gatiep’s Dam Wall

Saturday, 18 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub resting at Shirley’s Crossing
• Hukumuri, the male leopard, walking along Puffadder Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Boundary Pan
• Hosanna, the male leopard, walking along Londolozi Boundary

Sunday, 19 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard, and her cub feeding on their impala kill at Shumungwe Road
• Two Avoca male lions resting at Simbambili Firebreak Road
• Seven members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at EP Open Area
• Tiyani, the female leopard, resting with her cub at Shirley’s Crossing

Big 5 Sightings 06 to 12 May 2019

by Marlet | May 13, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

• The highlight of the week was Moya, the female leopard killing the one of the cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard.

Monday, 06 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard resting at KBR Road
• One lioness resting at Big Dam
• One male lion walking along Leopard Drift Road
• One elephant bull drinking water at Mamba Road
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Serengeti Open

Tuesday, 07 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub resting at Pungwe Island Crossing
• Two lionesses of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Big Dam
• A breeding herd of about forty buffalos feeding at Kudu Drift

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Three elephant bulls feeding at Madash Road
• Moya, the female leopard walking along Madash Road
• Hukumuri, the male leopard walking along Elephant Carcass Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard resting with her two cubs at Marakeni Donga
• A breeding herd of about forty buffalos feeding at Broken Dam
• Xidulu, the female leopard resting at Pommies Pan
• and her cub being chased off their impala kill by two hyenas at Tamboti Crossing and then joined by Hukumuri the male leopard

Thursday, 09 May 2019 (33ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub resting at EP Driveway
• One elephant bull walking along Pungwe Island
• Another elephant bull feeding at Big Dam
• Four members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Pungwe Open
• Tiyani, the female leopard hunting impala on EP Airstrip
• Tiyani, the female leopard’s cub hiding away on Mabuza Road

Friday, 10 May 2019 (33ºC)

• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs walking along Safari Track South bumping into Moya, the female leopard who killed one of the cubs
• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub playing at EP Driveway
• The cub of Ingrid Dam, the female leopard resting on a termite mound on Mamba Road
• Xidulu, the female leopard resting with the carcass of her dead cub on 15^th Crossing Road
• Four members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on EP Open

Saturday, 11 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Two buffalo bulls feeding on Simbambili Firebreak
• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub playing on EP Driveway
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Simbambili Dam
• Xidulu, the female leopard feeding on the carcass of her one cub while the other watches at 15^th Crossing Road
• A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding at 1^st Wind Mill Road
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions walking along Simbambili Dam Road

Sunday, 12 May 2019 (28ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard playing with her cub at EP Driveway
• Two elephant bulls drinking water at Leeukuil Pan
• Three members of the Nkuhuma pride of lions resting at Seepline Road
• Another elephant bull walking along A-Main Road

Big 5 Sightings 29 April to 05 May 2019

by Marlet | May 8, 2019 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings

• The highlight of the week was the cub of Tiyani, the female leopard playing with a duiker kill

Monday, 29 April 2019 (28ºC)

• Moya, the female leopard mobile towards Boerbean Open
• Hukumuri, the male leopard crossing over our Eastern Boundary
• Tiyani, the female leopard with a fresh impala ram kill on Mabuza road
• Two of the Avoca male lions resting with five of the Nkuhuma lionesses on Parallel North road
• A breeding herd of about one hundred buffalo feeding in P.U

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 (28ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub feeding on their impala ram kill on Mabuza road
• A lone buffalo bull drinking water at a mud wallow on Rhino Pan road
• resting on Sawmill road
• The Ingrid Dam young female leopard mobile along Puff Adder road
• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs as well as Hukumuri, the male leopard resting with their impala kill on MMM South.
• One bull elephant in musth feeding along A-main road
•  Two side-stripped jackals foraging along Arathusa Airstrip

Wednesday, 01 May 2019 (30ºC)

• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs still feeding on their impala kill on MMM South with three hyena lirking around
• Hukumuri, the male leopard resting with his impala kill also on MMM South.
• One side-stripped jackal resting on Arathusa Airstrip
• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub resting at Gaby’s Cause-way
• One unknown young male lion resting on firebreak
• A breeding herd of about one hundred buffalo feeding on the Island loop
• A breeding herd of about thirty elephants mobile along Firebreak

Thursday, 02 May 2019 (32ºC)

• One unknown young male lion mobile along Marula Built road
• Five hyenas on an impala kill they had stolen from a female leopard
• Hukumuri, the male leopard on a territorial patrol along Robson’s boundary
• One elephant bull feeding at Old Borehole road
• A breeding herd of about one hundred buffalo crossing over MMM North

Friday, 03 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub playing at Tamboti Crossing
• Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile along 2^nd Windmill Crossing
• A breeding herd of about thirty elephants feeding at Safari Donga North

Saturday, 04 May 2019 (34ºC)

• A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding at Bush Camp Pan
• Hukumuri, the male leopard walking along Poachers Corner
• A breeding herd of about twenty buffalo’s feeding at Rhino Pan Road
• Moya, the female leopard resting at Land Cruiser Crossing
• Tiyani, the female leopard resting with her cub at Pungwe Island Crossing
• One lioness resting at Big Dam
• Another breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at Track South

Sunday, 05 May 2019 (31ºC)

• Tiyani, the female leopard feeding on her duiker kill with her cub at Jozi Road
• Hukumuri, the male leopard walkjing along Big Dam
• A breeding herd of about forty elephants feeding at EP Open
• One elephant bull feeding at Big Dam Link South
• One lioness resting at Big Dam
• Three buffalos resting at Tamboti Crossing
• Hukumuri, the male leopard stalking impala at MMM South
• The cub of Tiyani, the female leopard resting at Pungwe Island Crossing