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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.
 

29 October
PM
-1 female wild dog and 3 pups just south of Sussen's dam on an impala kill.
-7 female lions found lying on cheetah Cutline.
-large breeding herd of buffalo found just south of Buffelshoek boundary.
-2 male cheetahs found at cheetah plain pan.

30 October
AM
-3 male buffalo found near bush lodge old entrance.

PM
- 4 male elephants found on Vrystaat clearing.
-1 female lion found on long pole east.
2 male hippo found on Gowrie main grazing

31 October
AM
-2 male cheetahs found lying up on the dam wall at cheetah pan. Moved off north.
-1 female lion and 9 cubs found west of Vrystaat clearing.
-3 male buffalo found at 3 in a row pan.
-3 male elephant found at green pan, Torch wood.

PM
-6 female lions and 9 cubs found west of Vrystaat clearing.
-2 male rhino found on Dolerite road.

1 November
AM
-1 female leopard found mm/Kruger boundary.
-2 male lions found at Jordaan's dam.
-1 female wild dog and 3 pups on an impala kill just east of bush lodge.
-2 male rhino found near Kaya Manzi.
-3 male buffalo found at 3 in a row pan.
-3 male elephants found west of Buffelshoek airstrip.

PM
-1 female leopard found at cheetah plan pan.
-4 wild dogs found just east of bush lodge.
- Large breeding herd of buffalo found on Djuma drive way.

2 November
AM
-1 female leopard found on mm boundary moving south.
-1 male rhino found just south of big dam.
-7 female, 2 male lions and 13 cubs found at big dam on buffalo kill.

PM
-2 male, 7 female lions and 13 cubs still on buffalo kill at big dam.
-1 male elephant found on Buffelshoek/ KNP boundary, moving into KNP
-2 male rhino found on firebreak east of Dolerite road.

3 November
AM
-1 male leopard found on weavers nest moving east.
-7 female lions found at Abel's junction, moving east.
-1 male rhino found at impala open clearing.
-large herd buffalo found at bush lodge bush braai site.

PM
-7 female lions found just east of Djuma dam road.
-large breeding herd of buffalo found near mm boundary.
-1 bull elephant found on weavers nest.

4 November
AM
-2 male 7 female lions and 13 cubs found just north of Kaya Manzi.
- 5 rhino bulls found on KNP boundary moving into KNP.
-1 female cheetah and cub found on Paul Kruger open area.

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