Big 5 safari sightings for the week 18 – 24 December 2016
Sunday 18 December 2016
- 5 Lions of Impalabos pride at Top rd
- 1 Male cheetah at Mountain View
- 1 Elephant bull at Siyabona Main rd
- A herd of 20 buffaloes at Hamilton’s south
- 2 Elephant bulls at Mahlolwa loop
- 2 Young male lions and 3 lioness at Koppie rd
- A herd of 8 elephants at York/Hearne cutline
- 1 Male cheetah at Steven’s rd
- 8 Hyenas at Siyabona Main rd
- A herd of 15 elephants at Xipalatsi rd
Monday 19 December 2016
- 6 Male lions of Mohlabetsi coalition at a buffalo kill at Main rd east
- 1 Black rhino cow and calf
- A herd of 20 elephants at Impalabos/Mohlabetsi cutline
- 3 Male lions at a buffalo kill
- 1 Female leopard (Faka Nchovela) at Xikulu dam feeding on an impala kill
- A herd of 10 elephants drinking at Bushlodge waterhole
Tuesday 20 December 2016
- A female leopard (Faka Nchovela) feeding on 2 impala kills at Xikulu dam
- 2 Lionesses of Impalabos pride hunting zebra at Bushcamp main
- A herd of 50 buffaloes at Danroc
- A herd of 40 elephants swimming at Deadend dam
- A herd of 20 elephants at Waterbuck weg
- 2 Buffalo bulls lying in the water at Nyari dam
- 1 Elephant bull at Huppel weg
- 2 White rhino bulls
- A herd of 30 elephants at Rian’s rd
- A herd of 50 buffaloes at Venture Camp dam lying in the water
Wednesday 21 December 2016
- 4 Lions of the Impalabos pride at Top rd
- 1 Elephant bull at Xipalatsi rd
- A herd of 10 elephants drinking at Gunter’s reservoir
- A herd of 50 buffaloes close to Nyala pan
- 1 Female leopard at Bushlodge Main
- A herd of 20 elephants drinking at Nyari dam
Thursday 22 December 2016
- A white rhino bull, cow and calf
- A herd of 50 buffaloes at Nonwane
- 1 Black rhino bull
- 4 Lions of Impalabos pride at Coert’s Bush camp
- 3 Lionesses and a male at Nsuna rd
- A herd of a 100 buffaloes at Rome 4
- A herd of 20 elephants at Mfundla rd
Friday 23 December 2016
- 2 White rhino bulls
- 5 Buffalo bulls at Hearne/Impalabos cutline
- 3 Elephant bulls at Danroc
- 2 Elephant bulls at Shepard’s rd
- 1 White rhino bull, cow and a calf
- A herd of 15 elephants at Shangana rd
- A black rhino cow and calf
Saturday 24 December 2016
- 1 Black rhino bull
- A herd of 40 elephants at Mwangi rd
- 2 Male cheetahs at Thsukudu cutline
- A herd of 100 buffaloes at Chapel
- Kudyela’s pride of 9 lions at Xigamba dam
- 1 Elephant bull at 8/9 cutline
- 1 Male leopard (Chavaluthu) at Xintowana rd
- A herd of 15 elephants at Jiga-Jiga rd
This was the Big 5 safari sightings and other interesting safari sightings for the week ending 24 December 2016