Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Sightings:

 

27 November pm drive

2 Male lions (Selati males)

3 Female lions feeding on a Zebra calf (Ottawa pride)

1 Male leopard looking for animals to hunt (Tai dam male)

Giraffe

Hippo

Impala

Waterbuck

Nyala

Warthog

 

29 November am drive

3 Male lions (Selati males)

Female leopard with cub playing with moms tail (Hlab’nkunzi)

1 Elephant bull

Giraffe

Impala

Waterbuck

Nyala

Kudu

Hippo

 

Regards

Wessel

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

24 November pm

Giraffes

Hippos

Buffalo

Waterbucks

Impalas

Kudus

Kashane male leopard hunting

Hyenas

25 November am

Herd of Elephants

Herd of Buffaloes

1x Selati male lion stalking a herd of buffaloes

Waterbucks

Wildebeest

Impalas

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Sightings:

 

23 November pm drive

1 Male lion (Selati male) looking for his brothers

Female leopard with a cub at Idube bush camp (Hlab’nkunzi)

Buffalo herd

Elephant herd

Impala

Hippo

Waterbuck

We also saw a Lappet faced Vulture

 

24 November am drive

Female leopard with cub (Hlab’nkunzi)

Male leopard patrolling his territory (Kashane)

Male leopard (Nyeleti male)

Elephant herd crossing the river

1 Male buffalo in the river

3 Hyena

Impala

Bushbuck

Nyala

Waterbuck

 

Regards

Wessel

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sightings

17 November PM
Two selati male lions and one Othawa lioness
Big buffalo herd
Elephant herd
Zebra
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog
Hippo
Wildebeest
Scrub hare

18 November AM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub at Idube bush camp
3 Selati male lions and two othawa lionesses sleeping
Elephant herd
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Giraffe
Wildebeest
Nyala

18 Nov PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard hunting impala
Kashane male leopard hunting warthogs
Elephants
Zebra
Buffalo bulls
Hyena cubs at the den
Impala
Warthog
Hippo
Waterbuck

19 Nov AM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub at Idube bush camp
Kashane male leopard sleeping in a tree
Lactating female leopard moving off before being identified
Selati/othawa lion pairing
Zebra
Buffalo bulls
Hippo
Hyenas and cubs at the den
Elephant bulls swimming
Impala
Warthog
Waterbuck

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Sightings

14 Nov PM
4 Selati male lions in patrol
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Zebra
Wildebeest
Impala
Hippo
Scrub hare
Side striped jackal with pups

15 Nov AM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub with a baby impala kill inside idube bush camp
Tassleberry female leopard
Selati male lions and othawa lionesses together
Buffalo bulls
Elephant herds
Zebra
Impala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Duiker
Hyena

15 Nov PM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub inside idube bushcamp
Lions mating - selati male and othawa lioness
Elephants
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Giraffe
Hyena
Scrub hare.

16 Nov AM
Hlab'nkunzi outside the lodge
Mating lions - two pairs plus one other male selati/othawa
Elephant herd .
Elephant bull
Zebra
Wildebeest
Hippo
Crocodile
Giraffe
Impala
Kudu
Nyala

16 Nov PM
Two pairs of mating lions and one other male all sleeping selati/othawa
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Waterbuck
Warthog
Scrub hare

17 Nov AM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub inside idube bush camp, then the mother leopard leaving and walking through the bush
Elephant bull
Elephant herd
Hippo
Crocodile
Side striped jackal
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Nyala



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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Sightings

13 Nov PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and cub at idube bushcamp
Dewane male leopard recovering from injuries to his back legs
3 Othawa lionesses hunting
Big herd of elephants
Hippo out of water
Impala
Wildebeest
Nyala
Waterbuck
Zebra
Scrub-hare
Hyena
We heard 3 selati male lions roaring close to our drinks stop on the opposite bank of the river

14 Nov AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard hunting close to her den
3 Othawa lionesses resting
Elephants
Hippo
Crocodile
Giraffe
Wildebeest
Zebra
Nyala
Kudu
Hyena
Rock monitor lizard burying its eggs


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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Sightings:

 

12 November pm drive

Wild dogs

4 Male lions (Selati males) and 3 female lions (Xhimungwe pride)

Zebra herd

Giraffe

Hyena

Wildebeest herd

Impala

Kudu

Baboon

Bushbuck

Nyala

 

13 November am drive

1 Male lion (Selati male) with 2 female lions (Ottawa pride)

Elephant bull

Hippo

Zebra herd

Impala

Waterbuck

Warthog

Kudu

Duiker

Monday, November 12, 2012

Sightings:

 

11 November PM drive

Female leopard (Hlab’nkunzi) with a cub. The cub was playing around mom and also suckled  at Idube bush camp.

Male leopard (Kashane) trying to hunt Waterbuck.

Hyena

Waterbuck

Impala

Scrub Hare

 

12 November PM drive

4 Male lions (Selati males) joining 3 female lions (Xhimungwe pride) on a buffalo kill

Buffalo herd

Impala

Warthog

Waterbuck

Nyala

Kudu

 

Regards

Wessel

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Sightings:

10 November PM drive

4 Male Lions (Selati males)

Male Leopard sleeping (Nyeleti)

Wild dogs that attempted to hunt Impala

Impala

Waterbuck

Zebra herd

Hippo

Nyala

Warthog

White tailed mongoose

 

11 November AM drive

3 Female lions (Xhimungwe pride) feeding on a Buffalo

Buffalo herd

Elephant bull

Giraffe

Waterbuck

Impala

Nyala

Duiker

Steenbok

 

Regards

Wessel

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Sightings:

 

09 November pm drive

4 Male Lions (Selati Males)

Hippo

Impala

Zebra herd

Waterbuck

Nyala

Steenbok

Duiker

We also saw a Crowned Eagle with a baby monkey kill

 

10 November am drive

3 Female lions (Ximungwe pride) with a buffalo and waterbuck kill. There was also a male Leopard(Masjhebene), which was very close to the lions, eating what seemed like some of the Waterbuck.

Hyena

Elephant herd

Giraffe

Impala

Waterbuck

Hippo

Nyala

 

Regards

Wessel

Friday, November 9, 2012

Sightings:

08 November pm drive

Female leopard (Metsi) eating a Duiker in a tree

Male Buffalo

Hippo

Impala

Waterbuck

Nyala

Bushbuck

Kudu

Steenbok

Warthog

Elephant herd

Unlucky Duiker

 

09 November am drive

4 Male lions (Selati males) sleeping

Wild dog eating a female Impala and also feeding on the foetus

Impala

Steenbok

Giraffe

Waterbuck

Kudu

Warthog

 

Regards

Wessel

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

06 November pm

Hlabankundzi female leopard with her cub playing

Selati male and  Othawa female mating

Buffalos

Elephant

Hippo outside the water

Xikavi female leopard

Kudu

Warthogs

Impalas

07 November am

Elephant herd

Zebras

Wildebeest

Waterbucks

Buffalos

Hyenas

Impalas

warthogs

Nyalas

Giraffes

Metsi female leopard on a Duiker kill

Impalas

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Sightings:

05 November pm drive

Female leopard (Hlaba’nkunzi)

2 Female lions (Ottawa pride)

Elephant herd

2 Male lions (Selati males)

Impala

Hippo

Warthog

Nyala

 

06 November am drive

Buffalo herd

Elephant herd

Hyena

Female leopard (Metsi)

Impala

Nyala

Waterbuck

Kudu

Side striped jackal

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sightings:

 

03 November pm drive

3 Female lions (Ottawa pride)

Buffalo herd of +/-400

Kudu

4 male lions on a buffalo kill (Selati males)

Elephant herd

Impala

Waterbuck

 

04 November am drive

Female leopard with cub suckling (Hlaba’nkunzi)

3 Female lions (Ottawa pride)

Hippo

Crocodile

Zebra herd

Giraffe

Impala

Bushbuck

Nyala

Kudu

We also saw a African Finfoot

 

Regards Wessel

Friday, November 2, 2012

Sightings for last night and this morning

01 November pm

Buffalos

Herd of Elephants

3 x Xhimungwe female loins

3 x Selati males roaring

Kudus

Waterbuck

Warthogs

Impalas

civet

White Tailed mangoes

02 November am

Hlabankundzi female leopard

Herd of Elephants

Hyena

Giraffes

Zebras

Impalas

Wildebeest

Nyalas

kudus

Hippos

Crocodiles

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Sightings:

 

31 October pm drive

3 Female lions (Ximungwe pride) sleeping around.

Male lion (Selati male)

Scrub hare

Impala

Waterbuck

Kudu

Elephant herd

Steenbok

Duiker

 

01 November am drive

3 Male lions (Selati males)

Female leopard (Hlaba’nkunzi) with her cub

Elephant bull smelling the vehicle

Elephant herd with a youngster

Zebra herd

Wildebeest herd

Giraffe

Impala

Kudu

Warthog

Nyala

Baboon

Bushbuck

We also saw nice Saddle-bill storks

 

Regards

Wessel