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In the Ranger's Diary we tend to concentrate on the "Big Five" or rather the "Big Seven" since these are the most popular animals. The "Big Seven" includes lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo, cheetah and wild dog. The term "Big Five" (the first five animals listed) was historically used to denote the five most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa. Fortunately the term is now used to describe the most popular animals.
 

4 September
PM
Four lions from the Buffelshoek Pride (consisting of one female and three males) were seen at Cheetah Cutline moving South hunting Buffalo.
The two male lions from Robson's were spotted again, this time at Twin Dams still moving west.

5 September
AM
15 Buffalo bulls were seen at Cheetah Cutline sleeping, and an elephant bull was spotted feeding at Gowrie Cutline.

PM
Three rhinos were found on Cheetah Plains moving west.
A breeding herd of Buffalo were on Djuma Dam heading up north.
Also on Cheetah Plains was a male lion, old Eastern male, lying down.
Two elephant bulls were at Bush Lodge drinking.

6 September
AM
A male leopard, Ncila male, was seen at Green Pan and was followed south to Kudu Corner.
The old eastern male lion was now spotted at the Gowrie main Nkorho Sign sleeping. Also at the Nkorho sign were 13 Buffalo bulls and at Kudu Corner a breeding herd of Buffalo were spotted.
At Bush Lodge two young male Rhinos were seen, although slightly skittish.
South of Green Pan two more Rhinos were seen, this time a female and her calf.

PM
The Hyena Den was extremely active this evening and back at Bush Lodge an Elephant bull was seen feeding.

7 September
AM
Two Cheetah males were seen on Cheetah plains heading east into Kruger Park.
Two sets of breeding Buffalo herds were spotted, one at Kudu Corner and the other at the Second Rock.

PM
Once again Bush Lodge saw a male Elephant bull feeding.

8 September
AM
This morning Rhinos were the main sightings; four were seen west of Nyala Dam and another one was spotted at Galago.

PM
Two leopards were seen, White Cloth and her cub, at Gowrie Main, where Whitecloth was leading her cub to the Duiker kill.

9 September
AM
A male Cheetah was seen at Gowrie Road
6 lions were seen at 3 Pan cleaning and consisted of the Buffelshoek Pride and the Sandy Patch Pride. They were sleeping and roaring.

PM
The 6 Lions seen earlier this morning, were still at 3 Pan Clearing sleeping.
Two leopards, Whitecloth and her cub were at Torchwood Dam, drinking and hunting Duiker.
At Nyala Dam there were two Rhino bulls.

10 September
AM
The Old Eastern male lion was sleeping on Cheetah Plains.
Five Lions, Buffelshoek Pride and the Kudu Corner female, were seen at the KNP boundary. One of the males and the Kudu Corner female, with her ear hanging, were mating.
At the Jacobin Sign a breeding herd of Buffalo were seen resting.

PM
A male Leopard, Jordaan's male, was at Milkberry Camp, he had killed a Shelly's Franklin and devoured it before moving on.
The five lions that were spotted this morning, were now at Cruse Camp, still consisting of the Buffelshoek Pride and the Kudu Corner female.
Two Rhino bulls were also seen grazing at Umbrella Thorn clearing.

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