6 July
AM
- Male Leopard [Newington] walking in a Northerly direction along the Mluwanini drainage line, He then took the Easterly direction and went all the way to Rhino pan, and he got closer to the Giraffe and they were standing face to face but nothing happened. The Giraffe ran and the Leopard continued walking away.
- One Elephant bull walking South from Bush Lodge.
- Three bull buffaloes lying outside Bush Lodge's entrance gate.
- One other Male Leopard [Mafufanyane] came past us on our coffee spot, then we followed him as we had been tracking him from Gowrie Gate where he had been following one of the Female's tracks all the time. He went to drink water at tree house then continued walking in the Easterly direction.
- Three other Buffalo bulls drinking at tree House dam also at the same time as the Leopard [Mafufanyane].

PM
- One bull Elephant bull rubbing his bottom against the Torchwood tree.
- Lots of Hippos inside the water at Kariba dam.
- Two Female Lions [Sandy Patch] were found on the Western site of lily pan behind the neighbouring camp, and they looked like they had eaten something big, they both had such very big stomachs. We follow them to the dam for their drink and they then left the dam and headed South from Cruse camp and they walked all the way to the South East of Lion pan where they mad a kill and they found that the Hyenas had stolen their left over meat, and they were then searching all over the show but the meat was gone already.
- One Male Leopard [Newington] was found again on the Southern site of Green pan heading towards Kudu corner dam.

7 July
AM
- The pride of three plus one [Thee Males and one Female] were found with the other two Females on the vicinity of Khaya Manzi camp, the one male with a dark main and one of the female were mating. One of the Female was quite skittish.
- Three Rhinos were found on the Eastern site of second rock, where they were laying down and when the vehicles come they started running away and we then got to follow them with the vehicles.

PM
- The pride of three plus one were still lying on the Western part of Khaya Manzi Camp, and the other two were still mating.
- Large Head of Buffaloes feeding in a Northerly direction from the Eastern site of Long pole.
- Breading Head of Elephants feeding on the Western site of the gravel pit close to Little Gowrie turn off.
- One Female Leopard on a kill [Duiker] on the Marula tree at Tune dam. She was very relax at night with the sport light but skittish during the day.

8 July
AM
- One bull Rhinos [short horn] was feeding on the Manyeleti boundary East of Jordan's dam.
- Large Head of Buffaloes approaching Three-in-a-row pans [water hole] for drink, on the Eastern site of Galago Camp.
- Female Leopard went to drink water at Tune dam and the Hyena stole the meat and run away with it. When the Leopard got back she found that the meat was stolen by the Hyena. She looked around and she finally decided to leave after noticing that the meat was stolen.
- One Hippo laying out site the water at Khaya Manzi dam.

PM
- Sandy patch female Lion was laying at Sussen's dam wall by herself, and the other female seems to be gone with one of the male from three plus one.
- Big breading head of Elephants feeding on the Western site of Xibamu road, and they were very relaxed.
- Three Leopards were seen around Vuyatela area, Two sub-adults, beacon female's cubs were both laying on the Marula tree
at Quarantine, Jordan's male was drinking water at Gowrie dam.
- Large Head of Buffaloes grazing on the Western site of Hardekool Camp.

9 July
AM
- Large Head of Buffaloes drinking water at Galago dam.
- Three bull Elephants walking South West from Buffelshoek dam.
- Leopards, Young male [beacon female's] cub was walking south from Quarantine clearing and he finally ended in a drainage line. Jordan's Male had killed a big Civet and he had already started eating it on the Western site of three in a raw pan inside Buffelshoek.
- Hippos at Kariba dam.

PM
- Lion Pride three plus one were hunting around Tamboti dam in a Northerly direction.
- Large Head of Buffaloes drinking at Galago dam.

10 July
AM
- Lion Pride three plus one was finishing a sub-adult Buffalo behind Galago dam.
- One big bull Rhino walking east along the East West cutline on the Northern site of Galago Camp.
- Large Head of Buffaloes drinking water at Sydney's dam and the Hippo was interrupting when they were drinking.
- Seven bull Elephants Feeding on the Southern part of Jordan's dam.

PM
- One Male Cheetah hunting in a Southerly direction along Rhino cutline.
- One big bull Elephant feeding on the Eastern site of 2nd rock.
- Two Lions one Male from the three plus one and Sandy patch female were still mating on the Eastern site of Jordan's dam.
- Large Head of Buffaloes were grazing and also showing an interest of sleeping at Free State clearing.

11 July
AM
- Two Male Cheetahs were hunting around Green Pan towards our enamoring camp and they got close to the Kudus at one stage which they waited for such a long time without any action .
- Five big bull Elephants were feeding around Galago dam, and two of them went to take a drink at the dam.

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