Big 5 safari sightings for the week 12 – 18 February 2017
Sunday 12 February 2017
- 4 Lions at Impala weg 2 feeding on a giraffe kill (Mohlabetsi males)
- 1 Male cheetah east of Nonwane
- A herd of 20 buffaloes at Tora dam
- Black rhino cow and calf
- 2 Male lions and 1 lioness of Kudyela’s pride at Venture camp dam
- 5 White rhinos
- A black rhino cow and calf
- A herd of 10 elephants wallowing at Ngala dam
- 1 Hyena at Pondoro Main rd
Monday 13 February 2017
- 8 Lions of River pride at lodge north of Olifants river
- 1 Buffalo bull at Gamma rd
- 1 Elephant bull at Selwyn’s camp
- 4 Male lions and lioness at Ngwenya dam
- 1 Elephant bull at Tora dam
- 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Loop weg
- 3 White rhino bulls and 2 cows
- 1 Buffalo bull at Xigalana dam
Tuesday 14 February 2017
- 1 Female leopard at Reguit pad feeding on a kudu kill
- 1 Male cheetah at Bushbuck dam
- A herd of 20 elephants at Main rd East
- A herd of 15 elephants at Monzo rd
- 5 Male lions at Ntaba rd
Wednesday 15 February 2017
- 4 Male lions (Mohlabetsi males) at Ngwenya dam
- 1 Female leopard at Impala weg 5 at Kudu kill
- 5 White rhinos
- A herd of 20 elephants at Kudu weg
Thursday 16 February 2017
- 3 Lionesses of Impalabos pride at Leeuspruit
- A herd of 20 elephants at Leeuspruit
- A herd of 15 elephants at Mangwa rd
- 4 White rhinos
- 1 Black rhino cow and calf
- 1 Elephant bull at Mamba rd
- 2 White rhino bulls
Friday 17 February 2017
- 1 Elephant bull (Ezulwini) at Impala dam
- 1 Elephant bull at Shangana rd
- 1 Elephant bull at Xikanka rd
- 1 Hyena at Koppie rd
- A herd of 10 elephants at Boetebessie dam swimming
- A herd of 20 buffaloes at Ndlophu clearing
- 1 Elephant bull at Cheetah plains
- 2 Hyenas with 2 cubs at Big Bend
Saturday 18 February 2017
- 3 Lionesses of Impalabos pride at Xiporo rd
- 2 White rhino bulls
- A herd of 20 elephants at Xindzele rd
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 5 Buffalo bulls at 5 Elephant dam
- 1 Hyena close to Xikulu dam
- A black rhino cow and calf
- A herd of 10 elephants drinking at Gunter’s reservoir
- 1 Elephant bull at Xiporo rd
- 4 Elephants at Bush lodge waterhole
This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 18 February 2017.