Monday, July 30, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning

29 July PM
Metsi female leopard at her kill
Mating lions, Selati and Ximhungwe
Big buffalo herd
Elephant bull
Elephant herd
Zebra
Wildebeest
Giraffe
Impala
Duiker
Steenbok
Waterbuck
Hippo


30 July AM
Ximhungwe lioness and 3 sub-adults close to the lodge
Selati male lion and 3 Othawa females
Elephant herd
Giraffe
Zebra
Wildebeest
Impala
Waterbuck
Warthog
Nyala
Bushbuck
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

28 July PM
Metsi female leopard with an impala kill
Dewane male and Shangwa female leopards, mating
Selati male lion and Ximhungwe lioness mating and roaring
Giraffe
Elephant
Buffalo herd
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Hippo
Genet

29 July AM
Metsi female leopard, still with her kill
One Selati male lion
Two Selati male lions
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Nyala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Impala
Waterbuck
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

27 July PM

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Dewane male and Shangwa female leopards, mating

Big buffalo herd

Elephant bulls

Hippo

Zebra

Elephant herd

Side-Striped Jackal

Giraffe

Impala

Duiker

Civet

 

28 July AM

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One Selati male lion cleaning himself

Selati male lion and Ximhungwe lioness, Mating

Dewane male leopard

Hippo

Elephant bulls

Giraffe

Zebra

Crocodile

Impala

Kudu

Bushbuck

Waterbuck

Black Morph Gabar goshawk

Martial Eagle

Friday, July 27, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

26 July PM
Dewane male leopard and Shangwa female mating with what was probably Metsi female watching from a distance
One Selati male lion roaring close to the hippo carcass
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo huge herd
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Steenbok
Side-striped jackal
Hippo
Crocodile
Waterbuck

27 July AM
Xindlevhana male leopard and Dam 3 female leopard with an impala kill, 3 hyena on site too
Ximhungwe pride of lions 1 female and 3 sub adults
Elephants
Giraffe
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Bushbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Hippo
Wildebeest
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Sightings from last night and this morning:

26 July PM
Dewane male leopard and Shangwa female mating with what was probably Metsi female watching from a distance
One Selati male lion roaring close to the hippo carcass
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo huge herd
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Steenbok
Side-striped jackal
Hippo
Crocodile
Waterbuck

27 July AM
Xindlevhana male leopard and Dam 3 female leopard with an impala kill, 3 hyena on site too
Ximhungwe pride of lions 1 female and 3 sub adults
Elephants
Giraffe
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Bushbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Hippo
Wildebeest
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

24 July PM
Dewane male leopard with a nyala kill
3 Ximhungwe lionesses with the last of their wildebeest kill
2 Selati male lions sleeping next to a dead hippo
Hippo
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Scrub-hare

25 July AM
Dewane male leopard sleeping
Mating pair of lions (Selati male and a female that was called as an Othawa female but seemed to have a brand like a Ximhungwe female)
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Zebra
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Hippo

The last part of the morning drive was spent following tracks for what was probably the Ravenscourt female leopard and her cub but we could not find them
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

23 July pm

Herd of Elephants

Kashane male leopard

Mashabeni and Tasselberry leopards

2 x Selati males lions roaring

Waterbuck

Impalas

Hippos

24 July am

3 x Shimungwe females on a Wildebeest kill (the cub was found to be dead this morning)

Giraffe

Kudus

Herd of Buffaloes drinking

Impala

Warthog

waterbuck

Reedbuck

3 x Othawa females

Monday, July 23, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

22July pm

Shimungwe pride on a wildebeest kill

Herd of Elephants

Hlabankunzi female leopard on a Impala kill

Civets

Impala

Kudu

herd of buffaloes

Waterbuck

23 July am

Hlabankunzi female

Hippo

Othwa females

Crocodile

Elephant herd

2 x Hyenas

Giraffe

Bushbuck

Mashabeni male leopard and Tasselberry female

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

21 July PM
Hyena
Giraffe
Zebra
Side-striped jackal
Hippo
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker
Waterbuck
Slender mongoose
Crocodile
Elephant

22 July AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard feeding on her impala kill
3 Selati male lions finishing a nyala kill
3 Ximhungwe lionesses with a wildebeest kill
Elephant herd
Hippo
Nyala
Impala
Duiker
Giraffe

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

20 July PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with an impala kill
Buffalo herd
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo fighting
Giraffe
Serval
Civet
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Nyala
Crocodile

21 July AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard still at the kill site
Selati male lion and Ximhungwe lioness mating
Ximhungwe lioness close to where her den site is suspected to be
Elephant herd
Hippo out of water
Impala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Steenbok
Waterbuck
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Friday, July 20, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning

19 July PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking impala
Maxabeni 3:3 young male leopard
One Selati male lion contact calling
Elephant bulls
Giraffe
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Scrub-hare

20 July AM
One Selati male lion and one Ximhungwe lioness, sleeping
Elephant bulls
Big buffalo herd
Side-striped jackal
Kudu
Impala
Hippo
Steenbok
Rob The Ranger Wildlife Videos
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Game Drive Sightings 18th and 19th July 2012

 

18 July Afternoon

Giraffe Herd

Hippo

Hlab’n kunzi attempting to hunt Impala

Impala

Waterbuck

Bushbuck

White tail mongoose

Zebra Herd

Wildebeest herd

Elephant Herd

Nyala

 

19 July

1 Male lion (Selati male)

2 Hyena

Side stripe jackal

Buffalo Herd

Elephant Herd

Steen buck

Duiker

Waterbuck

Impala

Kudu

 

Regards, Wessel

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Game drive sightings For 17th and 18th July

 

17 July afternoon game drive

4 Male lions (Selati males) and 3 Female lions (Othawa pride)

Hyena

Side stripe jackal

Buffalo herd

Elephant herd

Hippo out of the water

Crocodile

Impala

Waterbuck

Kudu

Common Duiker

Warthog

Nyala

 

18 July Morning game drive

Elephant herd

Hippo out of water

Crocodile

Honey Badger

Giraffe

Waterbuck

Impala

Common Duiker

Warthog

Zebra

 

Regards, Wessel

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sighting from last night and this morning

16 July pm

Buffalo herd drinking

3 x Selati males

Hyenas

Side stripped jackal

Tasselberry female leopard

Impalas

Zebras

Waterbucks

 

17 July am

Elephants herd

1 x Ximhungwe female with 3 x sub- adults cubs

Impalas

Waterbucks

Day one male Leopard

Baboons

Nyalas

 

Regards, Promise

Monday, July 16, 2012

sightings from last night and this morning

15 July pm

Elephant herd

Hlab'nkunzi leopard

Crocodile

Giraffe herd

Impalas

waterbuck

Wildebeest

16 July am

Elephant bulls

3 X Selati males

3 Ottawa females

warthogs

Waterbuck

Nyalas

Buffalo herd

Impalas

Regards Promise

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning

14 July PM

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Kashane male leopard in the river

Unidentified female leopard following Kashane

Dewane male leopard

Shangwa 3:3 young male leopard hunting in some thickets (He is possibly going to be named the Tai Dam Male, but this mat cause confusion with the Tai Dam Son)

One Selati male lion watching the buffalo herd

Hippo

Crocodile

Impala

Baboon

Nyala

 

15 July AM

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Ximhungwe lions. 1 female plus 3 youngsters

One Selati male lion stalking buffalo and then watching the herd from a termite mound

One Selati male lion walking away from the buffalo herd

Hippo

Elephants

Nyala

Waterbuck

Kudu

Impala

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

13 July PM
Selati male lion and Ximhungwe lioness, mating pair
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo herd
Side-striped jackal
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Hippo
Scrub-hare
Duiker

14 July AM
Kashane male leopard
1 Selati male lion, sleeping
2 Selati male lions with an impala kill
Elephant herd
Impala
Waterbuck
Crocodile
Hippo


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Friday, July 13, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

12 July PM
2 Selati male lions and 1 Ximhungwe lioness, sleeping.
Kashane male leopard sleeping close to the lodge.
Dewane male leopard feeding on a bushbuck
Large group of buffalo bulls
Waterbuck
Impala
Hippo
White-backed and hooded vultures finishing the remains of the Selati males' buffalo kill close to the lodge.
Scrub-hare
Side-striped jackal

13 July AM
Xikavi female leopard
Elephant herd
Hippo
Giraffe
Kudu
Impala
Waterbuck
Verreaux eagle-owl with a guinea fowl kill
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