Monday, June 18, 2012

Sightings for the last four drives:

16 June PM

Elephant Herd

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Hippo

Baby Crocodile

Impala

Waterbuck

Wildebeest

 

17 June AM

3 Selati male lions, sleeping

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One Selati male lion patrolling close to the lodge

Elephant herd

Buffalo herd

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Impala

Hippo

Waterbuck

Wildebeest

Warthog

Nyala

 

17 June PM

Mating leopards – Xindlevhana male and Blue-eyed female

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One Selati male lion

Buffalo herd

Zebra

Wildebeest

Impala

Crocodile

Hippo

 

 

18 June AM

4 Selati male lions on a buffalo kill

Elephant herd

Elephant Bull

Impala

Hippo

Waterbuck

Nyala

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

15 June PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her impala kill
2 Selati male lions walking past the leopard
Bull elephants
Buffalo herd
Impala
Baboon
Kudu
Waterbuck
Genet

16 June AM
Elephant herd
Giraffe
Kudu
Waterbuck
Impala
Nyala
Vervet monkey

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Sightings for the last four drives:

13 June PM

Ximhungwe pride of lions – 4 females 3 cubs

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Buffalo herd

Elephant herd

Giraffe

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Kudu

Impala

Waterbuck

White-tailed Mongoose

Genet

 

14 June AM

Ximhungwe pride of lions – 3 females, 3 cubs – chasing buffalo

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Elephant herd

Buffalo Bulls

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Waterbuck

Zebra

Warthog

Impala

Nyala

 

14 June PM

Hlab’nkunzi female leopard killing an impala

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1 Selati Male and 1 Ximhungwe lioness (Short-tail) – Mating pair

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Elephant bull

Waterbuck

Impala

Warthog

Duiker

African Civet

 

15 June AM

Hlab’nkunzi female leopard feeding on her impala

Giraffe

Hippo

Crocodile

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Waterbuck

Impala

Warthog

Duiker

Bushbuck

 

(Pictures: Promise)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

11 June PM
Shangwa female leopard
2 Hyena on the remains of the Selati's buffalo kill
Elephant herd
Crocodile
Hippo
White-tailed mongoose
Genet
Impala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Warthog

12 June AM
Dewane male leopard and Hlab'nkunzi female leopard, asleep
4 Selati male lions close to the lodge
Elephant herd
Kudu
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Duiker
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

11 June PM
Shangwa 3:3 young male leopard catching and eating a porcupine
4 Selati male lions at the buffalo kill
Elephant herd
Crocodile
Impala
Wildebeest
Kudu
Genet
White-tailed mongoose
Civet

12 June AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard stalking impala
2 Selati male lions feeding on the buffalo kill and chasing vultures (the other two were sleeping in the thickets)
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Crocodiles
Buffalo herd
Impala
Wildebeest
Slender mongoose
Kudu

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

10 June PM
Dewane male leopard feeding on a kudu kill and mating with Metsi female
Elephant herd x 2
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Banded mongoose
Verreaux's eagle owl feeding on a guinea fowl kill

11 June AM
4 Selati male lions with a buffalo kill (all four too full to move!)
Hippo
Crocodile
Steenbok
Impala
Kudu
Wildebeest
Nyala
Warthog
Bushbuck

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

9 June PM
Dewane male leopard and Metsi female leopard, mating
Elephant bulls
Kudu
Nyala
Zebra
Impala
Duiker
Reedbuck
Scrub hare

10 June AM
Ximhungwe pride of lions (3 Females, 3 youngsters) lying next to the remains of a small buffalo kill
Elephant bulls
Big buffalo herd x 2
Reedbuck
Warthog
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Giraffe
Impala
Nyala
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

8 June PM
Tassleberry female leopard at her impala kill
3 Selati male lions and one Othawa lioness, sleeping at the beginning of drive and alert at the end of drive, mating also.
One Othawa lioness, chasing Maxabeni 3:3 young male and Metsi female leopards in the dark.
Big buffalo herd
Elephant bull
Zebra
Kudu
Hippo
Impala
Scrub hare

9 June AM
Shangwa female leopard stalking bushbuck and strolling through a herd of giraffe.
Elephant bulls drinking and playing
Hippo
Bushbuck
Nyala
Impala
Warthog
Baboon
Vervet monkey
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Friday, June 8, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

7 June PM
Shangwa female leopard with an impala kill
Selati male lion/Othawa lioness - mating pair
2 Othawa lionesses on patrol
Buffalo bull
Zebra
Hippo
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Impala
Banded mongoose

8 June AM
Tassleberry female leopard with an impala kill
Metsi female leopard up a tree and Maxabeni 3:3 young male leopard below the tree
2 Selati male lions following scent of the mating pair of lions around the lodge, eventually they found the Othawa lioness, the male that was with her moved off as his brothers approached.
One Othawa lioness with a baby buffalo kill
Ximhungwe pride of lions - 3 females and two sub adults (one male, one female) - with th third Othawa lioness, feeding on another buffalo calf that was killed by the two Othawa lionesses before the Ximhungwes turned up. There was little to no aggression shown between the rival females after the initial stealing of the kill and the one Othawa female that remained at the carcass was feeding alongside the Ximhungwe pride quite happily.
Big buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Zebra
Waterbuck
Impala
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

6 June PM
1 Selati male lion, sleeping
Selati male lion + Othawa lioness, mating
1 Selati male lion, roaring
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Nyala
Bushbuck
Kudu
Impala
Waterbuck
Slender mongoose
Banded mongoose
Dwarf mongoose

7 June AM
Dewane male leopard on patrol
Hippo
Waterbuck
Nyala
Impala
Warthog
Baboon

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

5 June PM
Dewane male leopard on patrol
Unidentified shy male leopard in the lodge
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard in the lodge
One Selati male lion and Othawa lioness, mating
Hippo
Elephant bull
Bushbuck
Giraffe
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Baboons
White-tailed mongoose
Slender mongoose
Saddle-billed stork

6 June AM
Elephant herd with tiny baby
Buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Warthog
Giraffe
Baboon
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

4 June PM
Ximhungwe pride of lions (3 females 3 youngsters)
Hippo
Giraffe
Crocodile
Nile monitor lizards
Bushbuck
Kudu
Nyala
Impala
Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Civet
White-tailed mongoose
Saddle-billed stork
Scrub hare

5 June AM
Maxabeni 3:3 young male leopard
Elephant bulls
Kudu
Waterbuck
Impala
Wildebeest
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Monday, June 4, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

3 June PM
Tassleberry female leopard
Elephant herd
Elephant bull
Buffalo herd
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Hippo
Scrub-hare

4 June AM
Dewane male leopard and Dam 3 female leopard together
4 Selati male lions following some buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Hippo
Crocodile
Zebra
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Sightings from last night and this morning:

2 June PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard, feeding on her impala kill
3 Selati male lions
Elephant herd
Wildebeest
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog
White-tailed mongoose

3 June AM
Dewane male and Dam 3 female leopards, she trying to mate without success
4 Selati male lions, roaring
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Impala
Nyala
Warthog
Giraffe
Dwarf mongoose
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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Sightings for the last four drives:

31 May PM

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Hlab’nkunzi female leopard with an impala kill

4 Selati male lions finishing a small buffalo kill

Hippo

Crocodile

Impala

Kudu

Nyala

Waterbuck

 

1 June AM

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Hlab’nkunzi female leopard, still with her kill

Elephant Bulls

Giraffe

Waterbuck

Wildebeest

Kudu

Warthog

Side striped Jackal

***One of the missing male cubs from the Ximhungwe pride was spotted, alive and well***

 

1 June PM

Dewane male and Dam 3 female leopards, mating

Big herd of elephants

Impala

Warthog

Kudu

Giraffe

 

2 June AM

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Hlab’nkunzi female leopard, running away from a Selati male lion at the kill site

Another Selati male lion on patrol

Bushbuck

Waterbuck

Impala

Kudu

Wildebeest

Nyala

Warthog