Big 5 Safari Sightings for the week 7 – 13 November 2021
Sunday 7 November 2021
- 2 Young Male Lions (Kudyela Pride) sleeping near Mangwa Road
- 1 Elephant Bull feeding near Impalabos/Hearnes Cutline
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Cement Pipe Road
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Van Wyk Tranke
- 2 Male Lions (Masungulu Males) feeding near Mohlabetsi/Hearnes Cutline
- 25+ Elephants drinking from Ngala Dam
Monday 8 November 2021
- 2 Male Lions (Masungulu Males) heading East from Eskom Giraffe
- 35+ Elephants heading South along Pondoro Main
- 1 Elephant Bull (Ezulwini) with 10+ Elephants drinking from Bush Lodge Water Hole
- 20+ Elephants feeding near Robbie’s Road
- 35+ Elephants feeding around East/West Cutline
- 2 Young Male Lions (Kudyela Pride) feeding on a Giraffe carcass near Mapompolo Road
- 1 Male White Rhino wallowing in mud at Venture Camp Dam
Tuesday 9 November 2021
- 2 Young Male Lions (Kudyela Pride) feeding on their Giraffe kill near Mapompolo Road
- 40+ Elephants feeding near Main Road
- 2 White Rhino Bulls feeding near 8/9 Cutline
- 35+ Elephants feeding near 8/9 Cutline
- 1 Large Elephant Bull (Ezulwini) with 10+ Elephants feeding near Top Road
- 70+ Buffalo feeding near Pondoro Main
- 4 Spotted Hyena near the Giraffe carcass on Mapompolo Road
- 40+ Elephants feeding near Xindzele Road
- 12 Lions (Kudyela Pride) sleeping near Pride Rock
- 2 White Rhino resting near Nyari Dam
Wednesday 10 November 2021
- 1 Female Black Rhino with her young calf resting near Kokwana Road
- 2 Male Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near their Giraffe kill by Mapompolo Road with 15 Spotted Hyena nearby
- 13 Lions (Kudyela Pride) sleeping near 8/9 Cutline
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Top Road
- 70+ Buffalo feeding near River Lodge Main
- 2 White Rhino feeding near River Lodge Main
- 1 Female Leopard (Faka-Nchovela) heading South from Hamilton South
- 1 White Rhino Bull feeding near Waterkant Road
- 10+ Elephants feeding near Monica’s Road
Thursday 11 November 2021
- 10+ Buffalo feeding near River Lodge Main
- 15 Lions (Kudyela Pride) feeding on a Giraffe Carcass
- 15+ Elephants feeding near Reguit Pad
- 10+ Spotted Hyena waiting around the Giraffe carcass
- 1 Female Leopard (Faka-Nchovela) drinking from Van Wyk Tranke
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Tambotie Dam
Friday 12 November 2021
- 15 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near their Giraffe kill with 10+ Hyenas nearby
- 70+ Buffalo feeding near River Lodge Main
- 20+ Elephants feeding near Lodge’s Loop
- 6 Lions (Kudyela Pride) resting near Pondoro Main Road
- 1 White Rhino Bull wallowing in Ngala Dam
- 15+ Elephants feeding near Melembe Loop
- 20+ Elephants feeding near Mhisi Loop
- 1 Female Leopard moving South from Luiperden Weg
Saturday 13 November 2021
- 6 Lions (Kudyela Pride) sleeping near Ngala Dam
- 70+ Buffalo heading East from River Lodge main
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Greenfire/Impalabos Cutline
- 20+ Spotted Hyena feeding on the remains of the Giraffe carcass
- 1 Female Leopard resting in a tree near Lize’s Road
- 15+ Elephants drinking from Ngala Dam
- 1 Spotted Hyena sleeping in the water at Nyari Dam
- 1 Female White Rhino with her calf drinking from Ngala Dam
- 7 Lions (Kudyela Pride) drinking from Ngala Dam
- 25+ Elephants feeding near Bateleur Camp
This is a short summary of the Big 5 sightings and other highlights we had whilst out on safari from Pondoro Game Lodge.
