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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.
 

31 MARCH
AM
- Leopard (Beacon) was found at Aubrey's road lying into the middle of road.
- Elephant breeding herd approximately 40-50 was found at Djuma dam drinking some water.
- Mapogo all five of them was found at lead wood road lying down.

PM
- Mapogo was still lying on the same place at lead wood road.
- Rhino bull was found at green pan having a mud bath.
- Buffalo breeding herd were about 90-100 at paradise beech in front of Torch wood camp drinking water.

1 APRIL
AM
- Leopard (Ncila) was found at kudu corner lying up the jackal berry tree.
- Elephant bulls they were three of them at lion pan open area grazing to the west.
- Leopard (White cloth) was found at paradise beech drinking water.

PM
- Cheetah male was found on the west of Djuma staff village feeding on the Bush buck kill.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at hornbill nest road grazing to the north.

2 APRIL
AM
- Nkuhuma four lionesses were found at big dam lying down.
- Rhino bull was located at Sussen's dam having a mud bath.

PM
- Nkuhuma the same four lionesses were found at the same place no change.
- Leopard (White cloth) was found at paradise beech drinking water.
- Ostrich was found at Bush buck dam drinking water.

3 APRIL
AM
- Cheetah male was found at Kruger boundary east of Milk berry camp lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd approximately 500-600 was found at Milk berry cut line grazing to the south.
- Elephant bull was found at Manyeleti boundary north of Galago camp grazing to the south.

PM
- Leopard (Kurhula) was found at twin dam road hunting the Francolin.
- Rhino bulls they were three of them at Gowrie cut line grazing to the north.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Marula pan road grazing to the south.

4 APRIL
AM
- Elephant breeding herd about 20-40 of them was found at twin dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at sandy patch grazing to the north.
- Elephant bull was found at lead wood road grazing to the south.

PM
- Nkuhuma pride was found at big dam lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Galago dam drinking water.

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