Sightings:

13 Dec PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking impala
Elephant bull
Hippo
Giraffe
Baboons
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog
Wildebeest

14 Dec AM
3 Selati male lions
Giraffe
Elephant herd
Impala
Waterbuck
Vervet monkeys
Rock monitor lizard
Kudu
Nyala
Wildebeest
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Sightings:

12.12.12. PM
Nyeleti male leopard looking for food
Giraffe
Baboons
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala

13 Dec AM
Kashane male and Tassleberry female leopards mating
Four Ximhungwe lionesses resting
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Hyena walking past the leopards
Giraffe
Leopard tortoise

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Sightings:

11 Dec PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and cub at the overflow of Scotia dam
3 Selati male lions following the trail of some buffalo
Elephant bull
Giraffe
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Warthog

12.12.12. AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and cub moving west from Scotia dam
Buffalo bulls
Elephant bulls
Hippo.
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Nyala
Impala
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Sightings:

10 Dec PM
Dewane male leopard sleeping
4 Selati male lions sleeping in the airstrip then later moving down the road
Hippo
Buffalo
Impala
Giraffe
Kudu
Nyala
Warthog
Scrub hare
Genet


11 Dec AM
Hlab'nkunzi and cub inside the boundary of the lodge
One Selati male lion sleeping,
Elephant herd
Waterbuck
Giraffe
Impala
Rain...
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Sightings:

09 Dec PM
2 Ximhungwe lionesses
Tassleberry female leopard's impala kill up a tree but leopard hiding in long grass
Hyena
Buffalo
Elephants
Impala
Giraffe
Kudu
Waterbuck
Scrub hare

10 Dec AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and cub inside the lodge close to room 11
3 Ximhungwe lionesses
Elephant bulls
Buffalo
Giraffe
Hippo
Crocodile
Klipspringer
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog

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Sightings:

8 December PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard and cub just north of Scotia dam
Big elephant herd
Impala
Bushbuck
Warthog
Waterbuck
Nyala

9 December PM
Four Selati male lions sleeping
Hippo
Buffalo bulls
Buffalo herd
Elephant bull
Elephant herd
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Nyala
Steenbok
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Sightings for last night and this morning

08 December pm

Elephant herd

Taidam male leopard hunting Impalas

Hyena

Hippos

Giraffe

3 x Selati male lions

Waterbucks

Impalas

warthogs

Nyalas

09 December am

Waterbucks

Impalas

Giraffes

Elephant bull

4 x Selati male lions

Hippos

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

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

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

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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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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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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

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

Sightings for last night and this morning

30 October pm

1 x Selati male and Othawa female lions mating

Buffalos

kudus

Elephant bull

Impalas

Hlabankundzi Female leopard hunting

Water buck

31october am

Herd of Elephants

2 x Othawa female lionesses

Hippos

Crocodile

Buffalos

kudu

Impalas

Sightings:

 

29 October pm drive

We saw 3 female lions(Ximungwe pride) feeding on a young male Impala. They stole the kill from a female leopard(Hlaba’nkunzi). Hlaba’nkunzi was watching the lions from a save distance with her cub hidden.

Female leopard (Xikavi)

Waterbuck

Kudu

Impala

Nyala

Scrub Hare

 

30 October am drive

3 Male lions (Selati males) and 3 female lions (Ottawa pride)

Elephant herd

Hippo

Crocodile

Giraffe herd

Zebra herd

Kudu

Waterbuck

Nyala

Bushbuck

We also saw an Impala with a new born calf. First one that we have seen of the season.

 

Regards

Wessel

Sightings:

 

28 October pm drive

4 Male lions sleeping (Selati males)

Female leopard (Xikavi)

Elephant herd

Buffalo herd

Waterbuck

Impala

Kudu

Steenbok

Warthog

 

29 October am drive

Female leopard (Hlaba’nkunzi) with a cub

Young male leopard (Tai dam male)

Elephant herd

Zebra

Impala

Waterbuck

Hippo

Crocodile

Steenbok

Duiker

We also saw an old male leopard on foot but could not get an ID of the leopard

 

Regards

Wessel

sightings for last night and this morning

 

khaxaan male leopard

nhlabankunzi female leopard

three selati male lions

one otawa female lioness

herd of elephants

zebra

wilderbeest

water buck

impala

Sightings for last night and this morning

24 October pm

Metsi on a Duiker kill

Buffalos herd

4 x Selati male lions

Kudus

Water buck

Impalas

25 October am

4 x Selati male lions

3 x Othawa female lions on a hippo kill

Hippos

Crocodile

Zebras

Shangwa female leopard

water buck

Impalas

Nyalas

Warthogs

25 October pm

Buffalo herd

Kashane male leopard

Elephant herd

Impalas

kudus

Water buck

Hyena

26 October am

Zebras

Giraffes

Herd of Elephants

Water bucks

kudus

Impalas

Hippos

Hlabankundzi female leopard with a cub

Sightings:

 

23 October pm drive

Male leopard (Kashane) patrolling around idube camp

Elephant herd with a very small baby

Zebra

Impala

Duiker

Hippo

Wildebeest

Waterbuck

Scrub hare

 

24 October am drive

Female leopard (Metsi)

4 Male lions (Selati males)

Herd of Kudu

Impala

Waterbuck

Bushbuck

 

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sightings for last night and this morning

ravenscourt female leopard

Bull elephant

water buck

kudu bull

impalas

zebras giraffe

hippos

hammerkop

giant kingfisher

pied wagtail

dung beetles

Sightings for last night and this morning

21 October

Xikavi  female leopard on an Impala kill

2x Othawa female lions

1 x  Elephant bull

Kudu

Waterbuck

Impalas

22 October

Herd of Elephants

2 x Selati males an 2 x shimungwe female lions

Herd of buffalo bulls

Giraffes

Steenbok

Duiker

Warthogs

Sightings for last night and this morning

19 October pm

Elephant herd

Four Selati male lions

kudus

White tailed mangoes

Hippos

Water buck

Impalas

20 October am

Four Selati male lions

Elephant herd

Hlabankundzi

water Buck

Impala

kudu

Nyalas

Grey Duiker

Sightings for last night and this morning

18 October pm

Elephants

Buffalos

kudus

Crocodile

White tailed mangoes

Genet

water buck

Impalas

Warthog

Ground hornbills

19 October am

Herd of Elephants

Selati male lions x4

Zebras

Giraffe

Reed buck

waterbuck

Kudus

Hippos

Metsi female leopard

warthog

Sightings for last night and this morning

17 October

Elephant

3 x Selati males

1 x Selati male and 3 x Shimungwe female lions walked through the camp

kudu

Impalas

water bucks

giraffe

18 October

Elephants

Zebras

giraffe

Day one male leopard

kudus

water bucks

Impalas

Sightings

16 Oct PM
Xikavi female leopard
2 Selati male lions
Hyena
Elephant herd
Impala
Giraffe
Waterbuck

17 Oct AM
Three Selati male lions
Elephant bulls
Hyena
Kudu
Waterbuck
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker


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Sightings

14 Oct PM
Ravenscourt female leopard going to fetch her cub, later both her and the cub at an impala kill
One Selati male lion and two Othawa lionesses, very full
Zebra
Elephant bull
Impala
Hyena
Hippo
Crocodile
Kudu
Bushbuck
Warthog
Waterbuck
Nyala

15 Oct AM
Elephant bulls
Buffalo herd
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
Wildebeest
Nyala
Kudu
Warthog

15 Oct PM
Shangwa female leopard looking pregnant
3 Selati male lions
Elephants
Hippo
Impala
Rock monitor lizard
Duiker
Bushbuck
Nyala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Scrub hare
Python

16 Oct AM
Kashane male leopard outside the lodge
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Waterbuck
Nyala
Giraffe
Impala
Warthog
Leopard tortoise


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Sightings

12 Oct PM
4 Ximhungwe lionesses stalking impala
One Othawa lioness running around close to the lodge
Elephant herd
Impala
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Nyala
Lots of rain +/- 60mm

13 Oct AM
Four Ximhungwe lionesses
Buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Hyena
Zebra
Giraffe
Impala
Bushbuck
Waterbuck
Kudu

13 Oct PM
Dewane male leopard on patrol at the start of drive, he was at Scotia dam by the end of drive when we saw him again
Buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker
Side striped jackal
Scrub hare

14 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with an impala foetus
Four Ximhungwe lionesses close to the leopard
Elephants swimming in Scotia dam
Hippo
Crocodile
Giraffe
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Nyala

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Sightings

11 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard watching impala
Four Selati male lions, joining up with the three Othawa lionesses outside the lodge
Hippo
Buffalo herd
Elephant bull
Hyena
Bush baby
Baboons
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Scrub hare

12 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard at her new den site
Four Ximhungwe lionesses
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Bushbuck
Nyala
Warthog
Impala
Waterbuck
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Sightings

10 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her duiker kill
Dewane male leopard resting
4 Selati male lions sleeping close to the river
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Scrub hare
Dwarf mongoose
Nyala

11 Oct AM
4 Selati male lions listening out for sounds of the buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Nyala
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck

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Sightings

09 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with a fresh duiker kill
4 selati male lions sleeping
Huge elephant herd with tiny babies
Normal size elephant herd
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
White tailed mongoose
Genet
Giraffe
Scrub hare

10 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her duiker kill up a tree close to the lodge
2 Ximhungwe lionesses
Pack of 13 wild dogs resting in the shade
Hippo
Elephant bull
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Duiker
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Sightings

08 Oct PM
Selati male lions chasing buffalo
Big buffalo herd
Buffalo bulls
Elephant bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Reedbuck
Genet
Hyena
Scrub hare
Hippo

09 Oct AM
4 Selati male lions walking south
Wild dog pack with pups and impala kill
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
Nyala
Kudu
Duiker
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Sightings

07 Oct PM
Tlangisa female leopard stalking guinea fowl
4 selati male lions in the river
2 Ximhungwe lionesses with a kudu kill
2 very thin Mapogo male lions watching buffalo in the dark
Hippo
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
White tailed mongoose
Scrub hare

08 Oct AM
3 Selati male lions resting
Buffalo herd
Lone buffalo bull
Elephant bull
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Bushbuck
Waterbuck

*the two mapogo male lions were again reported in the southern area
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Sightings

06 Oct PM
Dewane male leopard cleaning himself and running after impala
An unidentified male leopard covered in mud after catching catfish in a mudwallow, feeding on said catfish
Othawa lionesses
Crocodile
Hippo
Elephant herd swimming in ebony dam
Elephant herd swimming in the river
Impala
Bushbuck
White tailed mongoose
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog

07 Oct AM
Maxabeni male leopard
Dewane male leopard waiting for warthogs
Elephant herd
Elephant bull
Buffalo herd
Impala
Hippo
Crocodile
Warthog
Waterbuck

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Sightings

05 Oct PM
3 Selati male lions sleeping
Dewane male leopard
Buffalo bull
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Waterbuck
Impala
Nyala

06 Oct AM
Four selati male lions sleeping, three later moving towards the river
Buffalo herd
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Zebra
Hippo
Crocodile
Warthog
Waterbuck
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
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