5 December
AM
-2 Leopards (Whitecloth and cub) North of Jacobin Drive Way - lying on top of a Marula Tree.

PM
-2 Lion Cubs (Sandy patch Pride) on the east cutline of Jordaan's Dam hiding in the bush.
-4 Elephant Bulls seen at Kudu Corner going east into the Kruger National Park.

6 December
AM
-1 Bull Rhino south of Djuma Dam - Feeding.
-1 Leopard (Ncila) South of Nkorho - moving south hunting.
-5 females 2 males (Kuhuma Pride) west of Kaya Manzi - Lying down.

PM
-2 Cheetah males at Cruse Camp airstrip - trying to kill a Wildebeest calf.
-1 Female Rhino and calf moving west on Kruger Corner.
-Breeding herd of Buffalo to the north of Kudu corner moving east into Kruger National Park.

7 December
AM
- 2 Leopards (Whitecloth and cub) seen eastern side of Cheetah Drive Way - Moving south.
-2 Elephant Bulls eastern side of Rhino Pan - Feeding heading east.
-1 Bull Rhino South of Djuma Dam - Lying Down
-Breeding herd of Buffalo east of Cheetah Plain Pan - Moving east.

8 December
PM
1 Female Lion (Sandy Patch) was seen at Kobus se Dam feeding on 2 zebra foals she had killed earlier in the day. She was left to herself and this would be the last time she would be seen alive. The next morning the Kuhuma Pride was found close to where the Sandy Patch female had been left the night before. Her lifeless body was found a short distance away, and tracks showed of the struggle she had with the 5 Kuhuma females. She leaves her 2 young cubs of less than 3 months of age, orphaned doomed to a similar fate and She leaves her twin sister and the slightly older cubs as the only remaining members of the Sandy Patch pride.

Since they were both cubs, first seen in March 2001, these Lionesses have given guests and staff at Djuma fantastic sightings, and owe many an awesome drive to these cats.

10 December
AM
-3 Lions (Buffelshoek Pride) seen at Twin Dams - Hunting Buffalo.

14 December
PM
-1 Lion male north of Cheetah Plain - lying down in the Bush.
-Breeding Herd of Elephant east of Cheetah Plain Pan - Feeding.
-2 Leopards (Whitecloth and cub) seen at Jacobin Cutline moving east.


15 December
AM
-7 female and 2 Male Lions (Kuhuma Pride) at the old airstrip close to Kaya Manzi - Lying down
-2 Leopards 1 Female and 1 female cub (Beacon) seen at east-west cutline close to JA Dannhauser moving north towards drainage line.

PM
-5 Female and 2 Male Lions (Kuhuma Pride) seen at Kaya Manzi - sleeping with full stomach.
-1 Leopard (Beacon) seen at Jordaan's Dam Drinking moving off hunting Impala.

16 December
AM
-3 Lions (Kuhuma Pride) 1 Male at a distance and 1 Male and female courting maybe mating soon.
-1 Leopard (Karula female) seen at Twin Dam - Sleeping in a Jackalberry tree.
-1 Lion Female (Sandypatch Pride) Hunting Impala North of Sandypatch
-Breeding Herd of Buffalo seen at Rhino Pan - sleeping.

PM
-2 Rhinos - 1 cow and 1 calf seen at Kudu Corner
-3 Lions 2 males and 1 female (Kuhuma Pride) was at Sussen's Dam.
-4 females (Kuhuma Pride) was north of Big Dam - drinking then sleeping
-Elephant Tusker at Euphorbia Drive - Feeding
-Breeding herd of Elephant at Big Dam - Drinking heading east.

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