Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Sightings

23 Sept PM
Three selati male lions with their buffalo kill
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Hyena
Kudu
Nyala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Bushbuck
Hippo
Impala
Scrub hare

24 Sept AM
Dewane male leopard
Two othawa lionesses close to the lodge
Hyena at the den site
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Kudu
Waterbuck

24 Sept PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking nyala
4 selati male lions and one Othawa lioness at the buffalo kill
Two othawa lionesses in front of the lodge
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Nyala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Scrub hare

25 Sept AM
Xikavi female leopard
4 Selati male lions at the buffalo kill
Hyena with 2 cubs at the den site
Buffalo bulls
Elephant herd
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Duiker
Bushbuck

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Sightings

22 Sept PM
Dewane male and Xikavi female leopards walking together
2 Selati male lions sleeping, and later roaring
Hyena at a new den site
Elephants
Buffalo herd
Hippo out of water
Impala
Nyala
Duiker
Kudu
Waterbuck
Scrub hare
Genet

23 Sept AM
Dewane male leopard stalking Warthog
Tlangisa female leopard in the north
3 selati male lions taking down a buffalo, they were interrupted by other buffaloes trying to rescue the wounded bull but eventually were successful
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Impala
Nyala
Kudu
Bushbuck
Giraffe
Hippo
Duiker
Dwarf mongoose
Water mongoose

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Sightings

21 Sept PM
Tai Dam male leopard (son of Shangwa)
One Ximhungwe lioness, roaring
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Impala
Hippo
Nyala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Duiker

22 Sept AM
Nyaleti 4:3 Male leopard
2 Selati male lions sleeping
2 Selati male lions and 2 Ximhungwe lionesses on the move
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo herd
Buffalo bulls
Hyena at the buffalo carcass left by the lions
Hippo
Giraffe
Impala
Nyala
Steenbok
Duiker
Kudu
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Ground hornbill

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Sightings

20 Sept PM
Dewane male leopard and Xikavi female leopard mating. They were interrupted by a ximhungwe lioness who passed by.
4 selati male lions and 3 Ximhungwe lionesses around the buffalo kill
Elephants
Giraffe
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Kudu
Hyena
Bushbuck
Duiker

21 Sept AM
4 Selati male lions and 2 Ximhungwe lionesses at the buffalo kill, another lioness lying at a nearby water hole
2 Othawa lionesses in the river
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Waterbuck
Nyala
Zebra
Impala
Kudu
Duiker
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Sightings

19 Sept PM
Shangwa female leopard at her bushbuck kill, one hyena on site too
Kashane male leopard being Chased up a tree by a lone othawa lioness. He later came down and headed towards the lodge
Male leopard with heavily scarred left nostril (last seen 2 years ago) in the river.
One female african wild dog
One selati male lion and three Ximhungwe lionesses at the buffalo carcass
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Impala
Kudu
Bushbuck
Duiker
Hyena
Warthog

20 Sept AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and Kashane male leopard close to the lodge, just passing each other, no interaction
Four Selati male lions and three Ximhungwe lionesses at the buffalo carcass
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Hippo (tiny baby as well)
Impala
Kudu
Zebra
Giraffe
Steenbok
Duiker
Vervet monkey
Nyala

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sightings

17 Sept PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her impala kill, a hyena coming to steal the kill and the leopard waiting for a chance to get it back.
Mating lions, Selati male and Ximhungwe female
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Many groups of buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog
Hippo
Side-striped jackal
Genet
Scrub hare
Ground Hornbills

18 Sept AM
Maxabeni male leopard
3 Othawa lionesses
Buffalo bulls
Elephants
Giraffe
Impala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Hippo

18 Sept PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard finishing what remained of her impala kill and heading towards her den
Dewane male leopard being joined by Xikavi female leopard
2 Ximhungwe lionesses with a buffalo kill
3Othawa lionesses sleeping close to the lodge
Hippo
Impala
Duiker
Kudu
Waterbuck
Dwarf mongoose
White tailed mongoose
Genet
Civet
Scrub hare

19 Sept AM
Shangwa female leopard with a bushbuck kill
One Othawa lioness in the river
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Buffalo bulls
Kudu
Zebra
Impala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Nyala

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Sightings

16 Sept PM
Shangwa female leopard stalking nyala
Unidentified male leopard
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard hunting and killing a male impala
Selati male lion mating with a Ximhungwe lioness, 3 other Selati males close by
3 Othawa lionesses on the move
Elephants
Hippo
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Duiker
Impala

17 Sept AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard leaving her kill and heading to her den site
Selati male lion and Ximhungwe lioness sleeping, two other Selati males sleeping to the north and one to the south of the pair
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Nyala
Warthog
Kudu
Duiker
Dwarf mongoose

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Sightings

15 Sept PM
Maxabeni male leopard
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
3 selati male lions roaring
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Hippo
Kudu
Nyala
Waterbuck
Impala
Duiker
Scrub-hare
Genet
Civet

16 Sept AM
4 selati male lions and one Ximhungwe lioness, one male mating with the lioness three males sleeping
Elephant herds
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Rain...

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sightings

10 Sept PM
Kashane male leopard catching a huge Warthog but getting thrown off again, Warthog escaped.
3 Othawa lionesses and a Selati male lion hunting bushbuck, they caught a baby which one lioness kept to herself, running from the others when they got close
Elephants
Hippo
Giraffe
Impala
Waterbuck
Genet
Lucky Warthog

11 Sept AM
Elephant bulls
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Dwarf mongoose
Hippo
Kudu

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Monday, September 10, 2012

sightings

09/09pm

male lion

female leopard with bushbuck kill(nhlabankunzi)

herd elephants

impala

waterbuck

10/09 am

herd buffalo

giraffe

zebra

bull elephant

vultures

impala

kudu

Sunday, September 9, 2012

sightings for last night and this morning

08/09/2012 pm

male lion

herd elephants

large herd buffalo

zebra

hippos

 

ellephants

lioness 4

lioness 2

hippos

Friday, September 7, 2012

Sightings:

06 September PM
Scruffy old male leopard
One Selati male lion sleeping close to the buffalo kill
Buffalo herd x2
Elephants
Hippo
Giraffe
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Duiker

07 September AM
Scruffy old male leopard
Elephants
Impala
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Hippo
Nyala
Warthog
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Sightings:

05 September PM
3 Selati male lions with a buffalo kill
Dewane male leopard in the Dewane river
Old nomadic male leopard very close to Dewane and the Selati lions, he went into a storm drain
Elephant bulls
Elephant herd
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Rain

06 September AM
2 Selati male lions feeding on the buffalo
4 Ximhungwe lionesses
Elephants
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Hippo
Rain
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

sightings:

04 September PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
Dewane male leopard stalking Impala before being joined by Xikavi female leopard
Elephants
Hippo
Crocodile
Zebra
Kudu
Impala
Nyala
Waterbuck
Baboons
Bushbuck
Giraffe
Kashane male leopard walking past the bush camp as dinner was being prepared there

05 September AM
One Selati male lion
Elephant herd
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Hippo
Giraffe
Rain

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Sightings:

03 September PM
Two Ximhungwe lionesses with one Selati male
Elephant herd
Buffalo herd
Hippo
Giraffe
Crocodile
Impala
Bushbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Baboon
Civet
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard walking through the lodge WHilst the drives were out

04 September AM
Dewane male leopard
Kashane male leopard on a termite mound with a hyena nearby
One Selati male lion and two Ximhungwe lionesses walking past the makubela suites
Hippo
Elephant bull
Elephant herd
Buffalo herd
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Duiker
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Sightings:

02 September PM
Elephant bulls
Buffalo herd
Hippo
Crocodile
Side-striped jackal
Duiker
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Civet
Genet
Hyena

03 September AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
One Selati male lion with two Ximhungwe lionesses
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Giraffe
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
Kudu
Dwarf mongoose
Zebra
Wildebeest

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sightings

01 September PM
Selati male lion with Othawa lioness, sleeping
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Steenbok
Bushbuck
Dwarf mongoose
Banded mongoose
Civet
Genet

02 September AM

Hlab'nkunzi female leopard
Dam 3 female leopard
Xikavi female leopard
Mating lions Selati/Othawa
Elephant herd
Elephant bull
Giraffe
Bushbuck
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Puff adder
Tree squirrel
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