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21 August
AM
-An abundance of General game was found all over the reserve.
-A large herd of Buffalo were found at Cheetah Plains, moving
north.
PM
-6 Buffalo bulls were seen at 3 Pans.
-1 Female Leopard, (Ripapae Female) was found at Cheetah Plain
Pan. She was walking south and west through the woodland following
the scent of another leopard that would have past through the
area recently.
-7 Lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found on Cheetah plains. They
were resting on the southern boundary of the reserve.
-2 Elephant bulls were found at Cheetah Plain Pan drinking.
-1 Rhino bull was found at Djuma Dam.
22 August
AM
-7 Lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found at Lion Pan. They had managed
to kill a pregnant Zebra and were finishing off the remains of
the Zebra and the well developed fetus.
There were Jackal and Hyena in the vicinity, who were trying to
get closer to the kill and feed on the remains.
-1 Male, 1 Lioness and 6 cubs, (Nkuhuma Pride) were found in the
Lion Cage area.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found east of Rhino Pan, moving
north.
PM
-The 7 lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found still resting and feeding
on the remains of their Zebra carcass.
-A breeding herd of Elephants was found east of Nyala Dam.
-1 female Leopard, (Kurula) was found at Twin Dams.
23 August
AM
-1 Female Leopard, (White Cloth) was found moving north along
Cheetah cultine. She was salivating profusely and it was assumed
they had to be another Leopard in the area. She was followed as
she scent marked and vocalized her territory. It wasn't long before
the calls of another Leopard were heard not far away and within
minutes another female Leopard appeared. It was Kurula and the
two Leopards locked eyes on one another and growled for 20 minutes
before moving off in opposite directions. The drama continued
after we left the Leopards when a 3rd Leopard, (Mafufanyane Male)
was found on Cheetah cutline following the scent of the Leopards.
He was moving straight towards where we had left the White Cloth
female whom he located not long after. After eying him out carefully,
White cloth approached the big male and after a short "flirt"
the two started mating. They mated every few minutes for the next
half-hour before moving to rest in the shade of a Weeping Wattle
tree.
-1 Leopard Cub, (Kurula's Cub) were found resting in a tree close
to Twin Dams.
-7 Lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found resting south east of Rhino
Pan.
PM
-2 Male Lions, (Nkuhuma Pride) were found at Khaya Manzi waterhole.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found at 3 Pans.
24 August
AM
-2 Males, 5 Lionesses and 9 cubs, (Nkuhuma Pride) were found close
to Vuyatela feeding on a large Buffalo bull they had killed during
the night.
-7 Lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found in the Euphorbia drainage
system, hunting Zebra. They were not successful and were left
resting in the donga, close to the road.
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