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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.
 

15 January
AM
-1 elephant bull found on Weavers Nest road; moving north.
-1 female leopard found near Torchwood Dam.
-1 male rhino found near Euphorbia road.
-small breeding herd of elephants on KNP boundary.

PM
-1 female leopard found near Twin Dam.
- 2 female lions found on Lion Cage road.

16 January
AM
-1 male leopard found near Mluwanini with 1 female leopard, mating pair.
-1 male rhino found in pan on Euphorbia road.

PM
-1 male leopard and 1 female leopard found on Pump house road.
-3 female lions and two cubs found near KNP boundary; north of Kudu Corner.
- 1 elephant bull found at Kudu Corner.

17 January
AM
-1 male elephant found on Cheetah Cutline.
-6 rhino found at Sussen's dam.
-3 male buffalo found at Twin Dam.

PM
-1 male rhino found at Big Dam.
-1 male and 1 female leopard found on Cheetah Cutline, mating pair.

18 January
AM
- small herd of male buffalo found on Vuyatela access road.
- 1 male and 1 female leopard found on Quarantine with an impala kill.

PM
- 1 female lion found just south of Paul Kruger camp.
- Small breeding herd of elephants found on Rock Road.

19 January
AM
-1 male lion found north of Kaya Manzi
-1 male leopard found near Twin Dam
- 8 male buffalo found on Zoë's road.

PM
- 1 male lion and 3 females found north of Big Dam.
- 3 rhino found at Sandy Patch.

20 January
PM
-1 male and 3 female lions north of Kaya Manzi.
-1 male rhino Sandy Patch.

21 January
AM
-breeding herd of buffalo just north of Big Dam.
-1 rhino found at Kobus se dam.
-1 male lion found at Bushbuck Dam.

PM
-3 male buffalo found at Buffelshoek dam.
-1 male leopard (Beacon youngster) found at Sussen's dam.
-1 male rhino found at Big Dam.

22 January
AM
-1 female leopard found crossing Gowrie/Buffelshoek boundary.
-1 male elephant found on Cheetah Cutline.

PM
- 1 male rhino found at Sandy Patch.
- 3 male buffalo found at 3-in-a-Row pan.
- 2 male elephants found south of Kudu Corner.

23 January
AM
-3 male rhino found at Buffelshoek dam.
-3 male buffalo found at Buffelshoek dam.
-1 female lion found at Knobthorn turn off.
-1 female and two young leopards found on Impala Plain.

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