Big 5 Sightings 02 – 08 April 2012
Our Big 5 highlight of the week was seeing Mvula and Ntima, the two leopards, feeding on a kudu kill together. What a wonderful sighting to watch these two unrelated leopards, male and female, feeding together.
Mvula and Ntima - Louis Liversage
Monday, 02 April 2012
(26 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding south of Kraaines
- One unknown male leopard moving north on Robson’s boundary
- Two elephant bulls swimming in Big Dam
- One buffalo bull moving west from Puffadder Viewpoint
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
(28 °C)
- One buffalo bull feeding on Rhino Ring East
- A breeding herd of about 20elephants feeding north of Impala Road
- Matifuma the male leopard with a big impala male kill on Francolin Road
- One elephant bull feeding east of Pungwe Pan
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
(30 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on A-Main
- Salayexe the leopard scent marking on Saseka Road
- Two elephant bulls feeding on Shirley’s open area
- One buffalo bull resting in the water at Rhino Pan
Dwarf Mongoose - Morné Fouché
Thursday, 05 April 2012
(29 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Puffadder Road
- Salayexe the leopard moving east from Saseka
- The Styx pride of lions resting north of MMM Boundary
- Lamula the leopard moving south from Ingwe Mati
Friday, 06 April 2012
(28 °C)
- Four buffalo bulls resting on our southern boundary
- Mvula the leopard killing a juvenile kudu right in front of us close to Treehouse Pan
- Matifuma the leopard resting on Saseka Road
- Tingana stalking kudus on Milkberry Road
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants drinking water on EP open area
Saturday, 07 April 2012
(30 °C)
- The two Nkuhuma females and cubs resting north of Knobthorn Pan
- The Styx pride of lions resting on Nkombi Road
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on Kudu Drift
- Tingana the leopard scent marking around Big Dam
Two juvenile waterbuck grazing with a female - Louis Liversage
Sunday, 08 April 2012
(32 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on A-Main
- The Styx pride of lions moving south on Airport link
- Mvula and Ntima, the two leopards, finishing the kudu kill at Treehouse Pan
- Tingana the leopard resting on Josie’s Road
- Salayexe the leopard with s duiker kill on Rulani Road
- Another breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on Simbambili driveway
Big 5 Sightings 26 Maart – 02 April 2012
Our Big 5 highlight of the week would have to be watching all the elephant breeding herds in the area. Just being able to sit amongst a breeding herd, while they feed, drink and interact, must be one of the most special sightings one could ask for.
Baby elephant feeding alongside mom - Louis Liversage
Monday, 26 March 2012
(32 °C)
- Salayexe and Tingana the leopards, mating at Shirley’s Crossing
- One male buffalo resting north of Shirley’s Crossing
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Lowveld link
- One female cheetah resting close to Jackal Road
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
(35°C)
- A breeding herd of about 25 elephants drinking water at Big Dam
- Another breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on the eastern side of Konkoni Road
- Salayexe the leopard scent marking on Rhino Pan Road
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding at Serengeti Manyeleti crossing
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Two buffalo bulls rolling in the mud at Baboon Pan
- The Styx pride of lions resting at Little Gowrie
- One male elephant feeding on EP delivery road
Styx lioness and cub - Louis Liversage
Thursday, 29 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Kwatile the leopard scent marking on Grasscut Road
- Ntima resting on MMM south, north of Hofmann’s drift
- A breeding herd of about 25 elephants feeding on Gowrie Main
- Another breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding at Little Gowrie
- Tingana the leopard scent marking on Puffadder Road
- One buffalo bull drinking water on EP open area
- One elephant bull feeding in the riverbed in front of the lodge
Friday, 30 March 2012
(33 °C, 67 mm rain)
- The Styx pride of lions with a Blue Wildebeest kill on Safari airstrip
- One elephant bull feeding on our southern boundary
- Shadow the leopard scent marking on Safari driveway
Saturday, 31 March 2012
(32 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding on Little Gowrie driveway
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on Ikiso Road
- One elephant bull feeding around 5way Junction
- A pack of 8 wild dogs with an impala kill at EP lodge
Tingana & Salayexe - Louis Liversage
Sunday, 01 April 2012
(26 °C)
- Salayexe the leopard moving west along Simbambili driveway
- A breeding herd of about 25 elephants drinking water and swimming in Big Dam
- Another breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Arathusa Main Road
Big 5 Sightings 19 – 25 March 2012
Our Big 5 highlight of the week would have to be watching one of the Majingi male lions spend time with the Styx pride and their cubs. What a special sighting this was!
Majingi male lion with the Styx pride – Morné Fouché
Monday, 19 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Two buffalo bulls resting in the mud wallows, north of Leeukuil
- The Ostrich Koppies female leopard resting on a termite mound on Majingi open area
- A breeding herd of about 7 elephants feeding on Simbambili / Safari cutline
- Two wild dogs chasing and killing a juvenile impala on Wetpatch
- The Styx pride of lions and one Majingi male lion resting on Little Gowrie
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
(29 °C)
- The Styx pride of lions and the Majingi male lion close to Treehouse Pan
- Shadow the leopard scent marking in an easterly direction
- A small herd of 5 buffaloes lying in the mud wallows on Kuala Bear Road
Kudu bull standing in the water at Kraaines - Louis Liversage
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
(31 °C)
- One elephant bull feeding on Mfezi open area
- Two wild dogs chasing impalas on the northern side of EP airstrip
Thursday, 22 March 2012
(35 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 40 elephants feeding on Pump Track
- Tingana the male leopard walking south from Rhino Pan
- One buffalo bull walking south at Londoz boundary
- A breeding herd of about 8 elephants playing in the mud wallows on Sixes
Friday, 23 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Ntima the female leopard eating the left overs from the wild dogs kill at Treehouse Mati
- Mvula the male leopard walking north from Gatiep’s Kaya
- The Styx pride of lions feeding on an impala kill on Gatiep’s driveway
- Two wild dogs running east from EP airstrip
- BB the lioness resting on A-Main
- Salayexe the leopard resting in a tree at Ntoma Crossing
Saturday, 24 March 2012
(30 °C)
- BB the lioness still resting on A-Main. It looks like she was in a fight with some other predators.
- Nine wild dogs hunting impala on Safari open area
- A small breeding herd of 30 buffaloes moving south from Grasscut Road
- Mating leopards, Salayexe and Tingana, in the riverbed on EP
Chameleon spotted on night drive - Louis Liversage
Sunday, 25 March 2012
(30 °C)
- A breeding herd of about 30 elephants feeding at Safari airstrip
- Two male buffaloes feeding on Road 7
- Two mating leopards on Rhino Ring West, Salayexe and Tingana
- A young male leopard resting on Robson’s boundary
Big 5 Sightings 12 – 19 March 2012
Our Big 5 highlight of the week would have to be seeing Tyson the male leopard scent marking his territory for the first time in quite a while. It’s good to know that he hasn’t forgotten about us.
Salayexe climbing down a tree - Willie Woest
Monday, 12 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Salayexe the leopard walking south from Pungwe Pan
- The Fourway pride of lions resting at Chitwa airstrip
- A breeding herd of 9 elephants feeding on Chitwa cutline
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
(33 °C, 22 mm rain)
- Salayexe the leopard walking west along Wetpatch
- Two wild dogs running north from EP open area
- The Tsalala lionesses with their cubs, hiding from the rain storm at Big Dam
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
(30 °C)
- Two wild dogs chasing baboons on EP open area
- Salayexe the leopard patrolling south of Marula Bult
- An elephant bull feeding on marula fruits south of EP airstrip
- Four Tsalala lionesses feeding on a waterbuck kill. Later on a clan of 9 hyenas came to finish it off.
- Tingana the male leopard stalking and chasing Salayexe the leopard at Serengeti open area
Baby elephants playing - Morné Fouché
Thursday, 15 March 2012
(30 °C)
- The two wild dogs chasing and killing a juvenile impala north of Rampan
- One buffalo bull resting in the water at 2nd Windmill
- A small breeding herd of about 10 buffaloes resting in the mud on the eastern side of EP open area
- Four young Tsalala lionesses chased a civet into a tree on 15th Road Crossing
- A small breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding on our southern boundary
- One elephant bull feeding on EP / Simbambili cutline
Friday, 16 March 2012
(31 °C)
- A herd of about eight elephants feeding east from EP airstrip
- Tyson the male leopard scent marking east on Londoz boundary
- A breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding on Gwarri Central Road
- Salayexe with an adult male impala kill on Simbambili driveway
Gabar Goshawk - Morné Fouché
Saturday, 17 March 2012
(32 °C)
- A small breeding herd of about 10 elephants feeding on Sawmill open area
- A small breeding herd of about 12 elephants feeding on Robson’s boundary
- Salayex the leopard’s kill being stolen by hyenas
- One Majingi male lion playing with the Styx pride cubs on Mala Mala boundary
Sunday, 18 March 2012
(26 °C)
- The four young Tsalala lionesses resting on Bushcamp open area
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding on EP driveway
- One buffalo bull moving south on Rhino Ring East
- A breeding herd of about 15 buffaloes feeding on Robson’s boundary
Big 5 Sightings 05 – 11 March 2012
Our sightings highlight of the week would have to be the when two wild dogs chased and killed an impala right next to our game drive vehicle. These animals are astonishing predators and to watch them in action is an experience out of this world!
Wild dogs feeding on the impala kill - Willie Woest
Monday, 5 March 2012
(30 °C)
- Salayexe the leopard marking her territory east along KBR
- Moya the leopard, one hyena as well and a herd of giraffes all at Eagle Owl Crossing
- Wild dogs running around EP airstrip
- A big elephant bull feeding along EP airstrip
- Three buffalo bulls resting on EP open area
Tuesday, 06 March 2012
(28 °C)
- Salayexe the leopard walking south along Picanini Utah
- A herd of about 10 elephants feeding along A-Main
- Two wild dogs killing an impala on Safari airstrip
- Thandi the leopard resting on 47 Open
- Mvula the leopard with an impala kill up a tree on Chitwa airstrip
Wednesday, 07 March 2012
(31 °C)
- Tingana the leopard hunting waterbuck at Big Dam
- Salayexe the leopard walking north along Madashi Road
- A herd of about 15 elephants feeding on EP open area
- One buffalo bull resting in the water at EP waterhole
- Two wild dogs hunting impala on MMM South
Tingana the leopard - Willie Woest
Thursday, 08 March 2012
(32 °C)
- A small herd of six elephants, with a bull in musth, walking west along Marula Bult Central
- An elephant bull feeding around Knobthorn Pan
- Four Tsalala lionesses sleeping close to Little Gowrie / Hoffman’s cutline
- Salayexe the leopard walking east from Serengeti before climbing a tree for a nap
- A breeding herd of about 20 elephants crossing south over Gowrie Main
- A breeding herd of about 15 buffaloes moving west over EP airstrip
Friday, 09 March 2012
(35 °C)
- Nzele the leopard walking along Robson’s Boundary
- One of the Tsalala lionesses sleeping at Treehouse Pan
- An elephant bull feeding on some of the last marula fruit close to Simbambili / Arathusa cutline
- Three buffalo bulls lying in the road at Picanini Utah
- A breeding herd of about 10 elephants walking north along Gowrie Main
Saturday, 10 March 2012
(32 °C)
- A breeding herd of elephants feeding next to Chitwa airstrip
- Another elephants bull walking east along MMM South
Buffalo bull cooling off in the water - Willie Woest
Sunday, 11 March 2012
(29 °C)
- Tingana the leopard scent marking west along Seepline
- Four Tsalala lionesses walking west down A-Main
- A breeding herd of about 15 elephants feeding around Serengeti
- An elephant bull feeding east from The Rocks
Elephant Plains Game Lodge is situated in the northern part of the world famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve, which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park. The lodge is owner run and can accommodate a maximum of 24 guests. This ensures personal service and attention to detail.
