Big 5 safari sightings for the week of 28 July to 3 August ’19

 

Sunday 28 July 2019

 

  • 1 Female Leopard (Nkanyi) static on Zebra Weg
  • 1 Female Leopard (Thuli) heading West from Hens/Mohlabetsi Cutline
  • 3 Lionesses with 5 cubs feeding on a Giraffe kill on Warran’s Road, with 10+ Hyena and 20+ Elephants nearby
  • 3 Lionesses with 7 juveniles at Hlambabenjana Dam static

 

Monday 29 July 2019

 

  • 2 Unknown male Lions with 1 Kujela Pride female feeding on Giraffe kill on Warran’s Road
  • 50+ Buffalo drinking at Kudu Dam
  • 20+ Elephants heading South from Hamilton South
  • 1 Female Leopard (Fakachovela) static on Main Road East
  • 20+ Elephants drinking at Venture Camp Dam
  • 50+ BUddalo feeding around Main Road East
  • 3 White Rhino static on Bruite Weg

 

Tuesday 30 July 2019

 

  • 3 Machaton Male Lions feeding on Giraffe kill on Warran’s Road
  • 3 White Rhino static on E/W Cutline
  • 50+ Buffalo static at Ngala Dam
  • 3 Buffalo static on Pondoro Main
  • 2 Wild Dogs with 10 pups static near their den on Big Bend
  • 2 Male Lions with 2 Lionesses and 3 cubs static at Thomas Dam
  • 1 Black Rhino static at Charlie’s Hide

 

Wednesday 31 July 2019

 

  • 20+ Elephants heading Northeast from Impalabos West Cutline
  • 1 Black Rhino static at Robbie’s Dam
  • 1 Male Leopard static just East of Warren’s Road feeding on Giraffle kill that with 2 Hyena nearby
  • 1 Spotted Hyena on Pondoro Main
  • 20+ Elephants static around Leeuspruit
  • 15+ Elephants heading east from Big Bend
  • 8 Wild Dogs with 10 pupsat their den on  Big Bend
  • 1 Lioness sleeping just East of Thomas Dam

 

Thursday 1 August 2019

 

  • 1 Male Lion with 2 Lionesses and 10 cubs sleeping just North of Hamba Bejane Dam
  • 60+ Buffalo feeding around Tranken Weg
  • 30+ Elephants feeding around Mohlabetsi/Impalabos East
  • 2 Spotted Hyena Warren’s Road feeding on Giraffe
  • 1 White Rhino drinking water at Tamboti Dam

 

Friday 2 August 2019 

 

  • 1 Female Leopard feeding on Duiker just South of Rodney’s Road
  • 30+ Elephants feeding around E/W Cutline
  • 60+ Buffalo heading north from Groeneboom Weg
  • 1 Female Leopard (Nkanyi) static just South of Olifants Main, West of E/W Cutline
  • 5 Wild Dogs at their den site on Big Bend Road
  • 2 White Rhino drinking at Van Wyk
  • 60+ Elephants static feeding East of Waterkant

 

Saturday 3 August 2019

 

  • 1 Male Lion static South of Campfire Link Sodic Site
  • 10+ Elephants feeding around Pondoro Main
  • 1 Male White Rhino (Jombana) static on Big Bend
  • 1 Wild Dog with 2 pups static at den on Big Bend
  • 3 White Rhino static just East of Bruite Weg
  • 60+ Elephants moving South from Venture Camp Road
  • 1 Spotted Hyena static on Bateleur Road

 

 

This week we were fortunate to have a lot of predator action on safari after the lions killed a giraffe.