Thursday, November 17, 2011

PM Drive Sightings 16/11/11

Tlangisa female leopard, not much of her kill left
4 Ximunghwe pride cubs, 1 Mapogo male who eventually left and started roaring and looking for the others
Elephant herd
Hyena
Hippo
Impala
Giraffe
Steenbok
Python
Waterbuck

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Tlangisa female leopard with duiker kill
2 Mapogo male lions, 4 ximunghwe lionesses and 4 cubs close to the lodge
Buffalo bulls
Leopard tortoise
Hippo
Dwarf mongoose
Crocodile
Zebra
Giraffe
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala

PM Drive Sightings 15/11/11

Kashane male leopard
2 Mapogo male lions and 1 Ximunghwe lioness close to the lodge.
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd with a Musth bull following them
Hippo in and out of the water
Hyena
Waterbuck
Nyala
Impala
Chameleon
Baboon spider
Scrub-hare

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

PM Drive Sightings 14/11/11

Xikavi female leopard with a male impala kill
3 Mapogo and Ximunghwe pride 4+4 lazing around close to the lodge
Pack of 9 Painted hunting dogs
Elephants
Buffalo
Hippo
Nyala
Waterbuck
Impala
Scrub- hare

Monday, November 14, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
Ximunghwe lions 4+4, with 3 Mapogo males, feeding on a young male nyala inside the lodge grounds. (They later went to drink and rest just outside the lodge)
Elephant bulls
Zebra
Kudu
Duiker
Slender mongoose
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck

PM Drive Sightings 13/11/11

Ximunghwe pride 4+4 with 3 Mapogo male lions
Buffalo big herd
Kudu
Impala
Duiker
Pangolin (scaly ant eater) wandering around
Chameleon

Sunday, November 13, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Xikavi female leopard
Shangwa 3:3 young male leopard
Painted hunting dog pack of 9 with a nyala kill
Elephant herd
Hippo
Crocodile
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Steenbok
Giraffe
Dwarf mongoose
Rock monitor lizard
Impala with babies

PM Drive Sightings 12/11/11

2 Mapogo male lions (Mr T and PB) together with the Ximunghwe pride 3+4
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Long distance view of buffalo herd
Waterbuck
Impala with babies
Hippo in and out of the water
Hyena

Saturday, November 12, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Ximunghwe pride 3+4 plus one Mapogo
Mapogo male lion mating with ximunghwe lioness
Elephants
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Kudu
Zebra
Duiker
Slender mongoose

PM Drive 11/11/11

Dewane male leopard hunting impala
3 Ottawa lionesses hunting waterbuck
Elephants
Buffalo herd
Impala with lambs
Duiker
Scrub-hare
Genet
Steenbok
Hippo
Wildebeest

Friday, November 11, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Xinzele male leopard
2 Mapogo male lions (T and Makulu) in the south, close to where the Ottawa boys were seen last
Painted hunting dog (pack of 9) with impala kill
Buffalo
Elephants
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Zebra
Hippo
Nile monitor lizards

PM Drive Sightings 10/11/11

2 Ottawa male lions
Copious amounts of elephant
Big buffalo herd
Hippo
Kudu
Impala
Side-striped jackal
Duiker
Steenbok
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Scrub-hare

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Tlangisa female leopard, finishing off a kill that may have been a bushbuck
Elephant bull
Elephant herd
Zebra and baby
Giraffe and baby
Leopard tortoise
Impala
Waterbuck
Hippo
Crocodile
Slender mongoose
Kudu

PM Drive Sightings 09/11/11

Ximunghwe pride, 3 lionesses and 4 cubs playing in the river
1 Mapogo male lion and 1 Ximunghwe lioness, sleeping
Elephants with tiny baby
Bushbuck
Nyala
Impala
Vervet monkey
Baboon
Scrub-hare

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Ottawa male lions following the massive buffalo herd in the south
More buffalo
Elephant
Kudu
Nyala
Side striped jackal
Impala
Waterbuck
Hippo
Steenbok
Duiker
Zebra
Giraffe

PM Drive Sightings 08 11 11

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard lying up close to her kill near the lodge
Pretty Boy Mapogo male lion mating with Ximunghwe lioness
Hippo
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd with tiny calf
Kudu
Nyala
Duiker
Warthog
Impala
Scrub -hare
Chameleon
Tiger snake

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard, with an impala kill up a tree, also hyena and a herd of elephants in the same sighting
Elephant bull
Small buffalo herd
Hippo
Kudu
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker
Nile monitor lizard

Monday, November 7, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

Metsi 3:4 young male leopard
1 Mapogo male lion mating with a Ximunghwe lioness
Ximunghwe pride 3 females 4 cubs on a wildebeest kill
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd with tiny calf
Buffalo
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Steenbok
Zebra
Hippo
Warthog
Impala
Kudu
Scrub-hare
Baboon

AM Drive Sightings

Shangwa female leopard reuniting with her son, drinking, grooming and playing.
Buffalo bulls
Elephant
Impala
Nyala
Hippo
Duiker
Warthog
Wildebeest

One of the Mapogo was reported mating with a Ximunghwe lioness, this is probably confirmation that the youngest litter of cubs are no more...

Sunday, November 6, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

Kashane Male leopard
2 Mapogo male lions
Elephants swimming
Elephant herd with brand new calf
More elephants
Giraffe
Hippo
Impala
Duiker
Scrub-hare
Chameleon

AM Drive Sightings

Young male leopard - Shangwa's son, stalking lizards and buffalo
Tlangisa female leopard
Mapogo male lions Mr.T and Makulu sleeping just to the north of the lodge
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Steenbok
Waterbuck
Crocodile
Nile monitor lizard

Saturday, November 5, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

Kashane male leopard sleeping next to the remains of his impala kill
1 Ximunghwe lioness and the 2 oldest cubs (mini-pogs)
Massive buffalo herd
Elephant
Kudu
Impala
Chameleon
3 different hyena, 1 in daylight and the other 2 at night

AM Drive Sightings

2 Mapogo male lions (Makulu and Mr T)
Elephant bull
Nyala
Kudu
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Banded mongoose
Slender mongoose
Impala
Nile monitor lizard
Pearl-spotted owlet

Friday, November 4, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

Kashane male leopard feeding on his impala kill from yesterday
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard close to the lodge
Big buffalo herd x2
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Zebra
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Impala
Scrub hare
Chameleon x2

AM Drive Sightings

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking impala
Elephant herd x3
Elephant bull
Hippo
Crocodile
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Waterbuck
Zebra

Thursday, November 3, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

1 Mapogo, 3 Ximunghwe lionesses, 4 cubs
Buffalo herd
Giraffe
Nyala
Crocodile
Nile monitor lizard
Impala

AM Drive Sightings

Kashane male leopard with impala kill
Elephant herd x2
Elephant bulls
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Hippo
Dwarf mongoose
Hippo
Saddle-billed stork

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

PM Drive Sightings

1 Mapogo male lion, 3 Ximunghwe lionesses and 4 cubs
Elephants
Buffalo
Waterbuck
Impala
Bushbuck
Nyala
Crocodile
Scrub hare

The wild dog pack was on Idube property, hopefully we will find them tomorrow morning!

AM Drive Sightings


Metsi female leopard with a baby duiker kill
Elephant
Buffalo herd
Giraffe
Zebra
Nyala
Waterbuck
Impala
Duiker
Steenbok
Warthog
Dwarf mongoose
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PM Drive Sightings 01 11 11

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking nyala and impala outside the lodge
1 Ximunghwe lioness heading to the den site
Elephant
Giraffe
Zebra
Kudu
Duiker
RAIN...

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

AM Drive Sightings

Elephants
Giraffe
Hippo
Crocodile
bushbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Duiker
RAIN
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