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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.
 

11 September
AM
-Nkahuma pride 7 female 1 male and 9 cubs hunting male buffalo south of Vuyatela camp. Animals feeding
-1 male elephant vuyatela access feed in the road
-2 male cheetah three in a row pan,Djuma ,animals moving east.

PM
-Nkahuma pride 7 female 1 male and 9 cubs hunting male buffalo south of Vuyatela camp. Animals feeding.
-1 male rhino north of big dam animals feeding inside Manyalete.
-2 male cheetah, at cheetah plain animals lying down.

12 September
AM
-3 male rhino north rock road east of first rock, animals static.
-Breeding herd of elephants eastern side of Gowrie cutline, animals feeding south east towards the dam.
-Breeding herd of buffalo western side of Buffels hoek airstip animals feeding north

PM
- 1 female and 2 male elephants drinking water at three in a row pan

13 September
AM
- 1 female and 1 young cub cheetah lying on temite mound south of buffelshoek airstrip
- Nkahuma pride lying down inside the drainage line east of Gowrie cutline, animals very relaxed.
- Breeding herd of buffalo north of airstrip grazing

PM
- Nkahuma pride still lying in drainage line east of Gowrie cutline
- 1 female leopard in a marula tree near 3 in a row pan.
- Breeding herd of elephants eastern side of Djuma dam animals feeding.

14 September
AM
- 1 male leopard Buffelshoek, animal was hunting.
- 1 male lion sandy patch , hunting in a westerly direction.
- 4 male buffalo at 3 in a row pan animal grazing.

PM
-6 female lions sleeping at three in a row pan
-200 buffalo Djuma drive way animals grazing
-1 male leopard at Djuma drive way moving away from the buffalo.

15 September
AM
-1 female and cub cheetah eastern side of rhino cutline lying on a termite mound.
-3 male rhino found north of Torch Wood.

PM
-breeding herd elephants drinking water at 3 in a row pan.
-Breeding herd buffalo drinking at 3 in row pan with elephants
-1 male lion lying on Jordaan's dam wall.

16 September
AM
-Breeding herd buffalo drinking water at Paul Kruger camp
- Breeding herd elephants north of Paul Kruger camp.

PM
-1 male leopard drinking water on three in a road pan
-5 female lions on top of termite mine, north side of Green pan, animals lying down

17 September
AM
-1 male lion at Khaya Manzi dam moving to the north
-1 male rhino at cheetah pan moving to the south

18 September
AM
-1 breeding heard of buffalo at three in a row pan moving south
-3 male Rhinos lying down on pipeline road.

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