PM Drive Sightings

Kashane male leopard with a nyala kill inside the lodge wetland system
Shangwa female leopard and son with impala kill
2 Mapogo male lions
3 Ximunghwe lionesses, 5 cubs and 1 Mapogo male together with Metsi 3:4 young male leopard
Buffalo
Elephants
Kudu
Baboon
Nyala
Impala
Waterbuck
Dwarf mongoose
Slender mongoose
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AM Drive Sightings

Shangwa female leopard and son with impala kill
2 Mapogo male lions
3 Ximunghwe lionesses, 5 cubs + 1 Mapogo male
Elephants
Buffalo
Kudu
Bushbuck
Giraffe
Impala
Baboons
Hippo
Crocodile
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PM Drive Sightings

Shangwa female leopard and son with impala kill
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking impala
Wild dog pack running East
Elephants
Buffalo
Kudu
Impala
Scrub hare
Waterbuck
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AM Drive Sightings

Xinzele male leopard having a nyala kill stolen by 1 Ximunghwe lioness
3 Mapogo male lions, 2 Ximunghwe lionesses and 5 cubs with a Nyala kill
Elephants
Buffalo
Hippo
Kudu
Impala
Waterbuck
Warthog
Bushbuck
Duiker
Banded mongoose
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PM Drive Sightings

Tassleberry female leopard (hiding in long grass)
2 Mapogo male lions, 1 Ximunghwe lioness and the 2 older cubs
Buffalo herd
Elephants
Kudu
Warthog
Side-striped Jackal
White-tailed mongoose
Slender mongoose
Giraffe
Impala
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AM Drive Sightings

Metsi 3:4 Young male leopard finishing an impala kill
Tassleberry Female leopard with reedbuck kill together with 3 hyena
3 Mapogo Male Lions, 1 Ximunghwe lioness and 2 oldest cubs with a wildebeest kill
3 Ximunghwe lionesses and 5 cubs
Wild dog pack with unidentified kill
Elephants
Buffalo
Giraffe
Crocodile with bushbuck kill
Hippo
Banded mongoose
Bushbuck
Kudu
Impala
Duiker

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PM Drive Sightings

Kashane male leopard
Shangwa female leopard, stalking impala
3 Mapogo male lions
Buffalo herd
Buffalo bulls
Elephant
Zebra
Giraffe
Hippo
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Baboons
Vervet monkeys
Impala

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AM Drive Sightings

Metsi 3:4 young male leopard with impala kill and Tlangisa female leopard watching from a distance
3 Mapogo male lions outside the lodge
Hippo
Crocodile
Kudu
Impala
Duiker
Bushbuck
Giraffe

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PM Drive sightings 26.09.11

3 Ximunghwe lionesses and cubs with a wildebeest kill
Elephants
Zebra
Wildebeest
Buffalo
Hippo
Scrub-hare
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog
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AM Drive Sightings

Xinzele male leopard
1 Ximunghwe lioness
Wild Dog pack 6 adults 3 pups
Kudu
Nyala
Elephants
Duiker
Steenbok
Impala
Hippo
Crocodile

Update: The three Mapogo male lions were reported far to the east on the Ottawa/Marthly boundary!
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PM Drive Sightings

Shangwa female leopard and son on an impala kill
3 Ximunghwe lionesses and 5 cubs
Elephants
Giraffe
Hippo
Genet
Kudu
Impala
Bushbuck
Scrub hare
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AM Drive Sightings

Xinzele male leopard
3 Mapogo male lions
1 Ximunghwe lioness + 2 oldest cubs
Elephant
Buffalo
Giraffe
Hippo
Crocodile
Grey duiker
Steenbok
Impala
Waterbuck
Dwarf mongoose
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PM Drive Sightings

Xinzele male leopard
Dewane male leopard
1 Mapogo male lion (Makulu)
Elephants
Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo Herd
Crocodile
Hyena
Large-spotted genet
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Impala
Warthog
Giraffe
Black-shouldered kite catching a wattled starling
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Update from the Drive

Slightly better weather this afternoon! The elephants were out in force, as was the bog herd of buffalo. There was some interaction between the Dewane male leopard and one elephant herd!
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Sightings from AM Drive

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
Metsi 3:3 young male leopard eating Hlab'nkunzi's impala kill
Dewane male leopard
Buffalo
Elephant
Kudu
Bushbuck
Impala
Warthog
Zebra

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PM Drive Sightings

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
1 Mapogo Male lion (Makulu)
Waterbuck
Kudu
Impala
Warthog
RAIN...
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Sightings/Update from AM Drive

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with fresh impala kill
2 very full Mapogo male lions
Elephants
Kudu
Waterbuck
Bushbuck
Nyala
Impala
Vervet Monkey
Baboon
Dwarf mongoose
Zebra
Hippo
Xinzele and Mashiabanj male leopards were having a non physical argument about territory and possession of an impala kill but we were unable to get into a position to view either one of them down in the Sand river
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Sightings from PM Drive

Kashane male leopard mating with Tassleberry female
Buffalo
Elephants
Hippo
Hyena
Impala
Wildebeest
Grey duiker
White-tailed mongoose
Zebra
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Update from the Drive

The cloudy weather seems to have brought out the leopards - after seeing 4 this morning, this afternoon produced a tremendous sighting of Kashane male and Tassleberry female mating!

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Sightings AM Drive 22.09.11

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and Metsi 3:3 young male with an impala kill
Xinzele Male leopard and Tlangisa female leopard together
Buffalo herd
Buffalo bulls
Elephants
Waterbuck
Hyena
Impala
Steenbok
RAIN...
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Sightings PM drive 21.09.11

Shangwa female leopard and her son
1 Ximunghwe lioness
Elephants
Buffalo
Hippo out of water
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Bushbuck
Nyala
Impala
Chameleon
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Update from the Drive

A cool damp morning today starting with hyena at the lodge entrance, a group of buffalo bulls and a big male giraffe. After leaving the giraffe a dead impala was found in the Mabrak river bed surrounded by leopard tracks. After a short time tracking 2 leopards were located - Hlab'nkunzi and Metsis 3:3 son (the shy one).
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Update from the Drive

Lovely sighting of the buffalo herd drinking at Ebony dam. A slightly upset young bull elephant at the river and a sighting of Shangwa female leopard jumping across the Sand river.
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Sightings from AM drive

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
3 Ximunghwe lionesses + 5 cubs
1 Ximunghwe lioness + 2 older cubs
Buffalo (big herd)
Buffalo (dagga boys)
Elephants
Impala
Bushbuck
Slender Mongoose
Dwarf Mongoose
Hippo out of water
Waterbuck
Kudu
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Update from the Drive

The drive started with the big buffalo herd not far from the lodge. The Ximunghwe lions were then found up at the river area after some good tracking work.
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PM drive Sightings

Dewane male leopard
Kashane male leopard
Ximunghwe lioness with 2 smallest cubs and 1 4 month old
Ximunghwe lioness with the oldest cubs
Elephant
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Genet
Civet
White-tailed mongoose
Hyena
Scrub hare
Chameleon

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Update from the Drive

Having spent the first hour of the drive following leopard tracks we were able to see the Dewane male leopard on a mission marking his territory.
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AM drive sightings:

Tlangisa female leopard
Elephants
Buffalo
Waterbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Warthog
Impala
Crocodile
Hippo
Steenbok
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Update from the Drive

A cloudy and cool morning today produced a superb sighting of the Tlangisa female leopard - posing first on a fallen tree and then on a termite mound. A lovely elephant herd also put in an appearance.
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Sightings PM drive 19.09.11

3 Ottawa lionesses
Metsi 3:4 young male leopard
Giraffe
Elephant
Buffalo
Hippo
Impala
Kudu
Zebra
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
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Update from the Drive

A busy afternoon started with the 3 Ottawa lionesses close to the lodge investigating a very old nyala carcass that the Kashane male leopard left up a tree a few days ago. One lioness even tried climbing the tree to see if there was a way of getting a free meal!
The young 3:4 Metsi male leopard was also seen sitting on top of a termite mound.
At the river was a nice herd of elephants which. Were having fun splashing in the water.
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