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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.
 

8 January
AM
-1 male lion and 1 female lion found just east of Sidney's dam.
-6 rhino found at Sandy Patch.
-1 male leopard found in a Marula tree near the Manyeleti boundary.

PM
-1 male lion and 1 female lion found at Sidney's dam.
-2 male rhino found on the Gowrie/ Buffelshoek boundary.
-1 male elephant found at Quarantine.

9 January
AM
-1 elephant bull found at Buffelshoek dam
-2 rhino found at Sandy Patch.

PM

-2 female lions found on east-west Cutline

10 January
AM
-8 male buffalo found at Gowrie dam.
-6 rhino found at Sandy Patch.

PM
-6 rhino found at Sandy Patch.
-1 male leopard found at Triple M boundary; moving south.

11 January
AM
- 1 male lion found at Twin Dam.
- 3 male buffalo found at Mamba Road.
- 1 bull elephant found on Quarantine.

PM
-1 male leopard found at Impala Plains
-5 male lions found at Sidney's dam.
-Small breeding herd of elephants found on Triple M boundary.

12 January
AM
- 2 male lions found on giraffe kill near Hyena rd.
- 1 male lion found at Nyala dam.
- 1 of the Nkuhuma cubs killed by the Mapogo males.

PM
- 3 male lions found at giraffe kill.
- 1 male buffalo found at Twin dam.

13 January
AM
-2 male lions found at Quarantine.
-1 male leopard found on Triple M; south of One Eye Pan junction.
-1 very large elephant bull found crossing Gowrie cut line.

PM
- large breeding herd of buffalo found on Triple M boundary.

14 January
AM
- Very quiet due to the bad weather, 1 elephant bull was found near Big Dam.

PM
- 1 male elephant was found at Kaya Manzi.
- 1 female leopard found moving south along Weavers Nest road.

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