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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.
 

1 February
AM
- Buffalo bulls were found at dolerite road grazing to the south.
- Styx pride was found at central road lying down.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at old airstrip grazing to the west.
- Rhino bull was found at sussens dam drinking water.

PM
- Styx pride was found again at central road lying down.
- Leopard female was found at cheetah cut line hunting some impalas.
- Elephant bull was found at Gowrie cut line grazing to the north.

2 February
AM
- Lioness 1 female was found at cheetah pan drinking some water.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at umbrella thorn clearing grazing to the west.
- Rhino bull was found at rubbing post dam wallowing into the mud.
- Buffalo bull was found at Vuyatela exit grazing to the south.

PM
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at lion pan area grazing to the west.
- Cheetah 3 males were found at 3 in row pan drinking water.
- Elephant bull was found at Djuma dam drinking water.

3 February
AM
- Leopard male was found at Djuma dam drinking water.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Gowrie main grazing to the south.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at bush buck dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at wildde beest open area grazing to the north.

PM
- Nkuhuma pride was found at big dam lying down.
- Buffalo bull was found at chela pan wallowing into the mud.
- Rhino bull was found at nyala road south grazing to the east.

4 February
AM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at buffalo's hoek dam drinking water.
- Leopard female was found at cheetah cut line lying up the marula tree.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at green pan drinking some water.
- Rhino bull was found at galago dam drinking water.
PM
- Nkuhuma pride was found at green pan again still lying down on the same spot.
- Rhino bull was found at lion pan drinking water.
- Cheetah male was found at mm boundary lying down.

5 February
AM
- Lioness 1 female was found at nyala road north feeding on the impala kill.
- Leopard female was found at chela pan drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at impala plain grazing to the west.

PM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at east west cut line grazing to the south.
- Rhino bull was found at tree house dam drinking some water.
- Buffalo bull was found at first rock lying down.

6 February
AM
- Mapogo 3 males were found at sandy patch lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at Sidney's dam drinking water.
- Leopard female was found at Manyeleti boundary lying up the marula tree.

PM
- Buffalo bulls were found at Aubrey's road lying down.
- Mapogo males were found again lying down on the same spot.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at vultures nest road grazing to the west.

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