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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.
 

19 February
AM
Elephant breeding herd was found at big dam drinking water.
Cheetah male was found at hyena dam lying down.
Buffalo breeding herd was found at rhino pan lying down.

PM
Rhino bull was found at Gowrie cut line grazing to the north.
Leopard female was found at mamba road feeding on the knob bill duck.
Elephant bull was found at pipe line road grazing to the west.

20 February
AM
Buffalo breeding herd was found at green pan drinking some water.
Elephant breeding herd was found at lion pan open area grazing to the east.
Rhino bull was found at champagne clearing lying down.
Leopard female was found at Vuyatela exit hunting some impalas.

PM
Elephant bull was found at sour plum road grazing to the north.
Rhino bull was found at long pole east grazing to the south.
Leopard female was found at nyala dam cut line lying down.

21 February
AM
Buffalo breeding herd was found at Djuma dam drinking some water.
Lion 1 male was found at east west cut line lying down.
Rhino 3 bulls were found at brown ivory road grazing to the west.

PM
Rhino mother and the calf were found at terminalia road grazing to the west.
Leopard female was found at Sidney's dam drinking water.
Buffalo breeding herd was found at vrystaart clearing lying down.

22 February
AM
Styx pride was found at 3 in row pan lying down.
Leopard female was found at cheetah plain pan lying down.
Rhino bull was found at green thorn road grazing to the west.
Rhino 4 bulls were found at water buck road grazing to the north.
Elephant breeding herd was found at Jacobin exit grazing to the south.

PM
Buffalo bulls were found at rubbing post dam drinking water.
Styx pride was found at central road hunting some buffalo.
Elephant bull was found at weavers nest road grazing to the south.

23 February
AM
Mapogo 3 males were found at Gowrie main junction lying down.
Leopard female was found at tree house dam drinking water.
Elephant breeding herd was found at galago short cut grazing to the west.
Rhino bull was found at long pole west grazing to the east.

PM
Mapogo 3 males were found again still lying down on the same spot.
Rhino 2 bulls were found at Sidney's dam drinking water.
Lioness 1 female was found at cheetah cut line hunting some impalas.

24 February
AM

Elephant breeding herd was found at sour plum road grazing to the west.
Leopard female was found at hardekool camp hunting some impalas.
Lion 1male was found at Cruse cut line lying down.

PM
Leopard female was found at Vuyatela lodge hunting some nyalas.
Rhino bull was found at diagonal road grazing to the west.
Buffalo breeding herd was found at Philemon's cut line lying down.

25 February
AM
Cheetah 3 males were found at cheetah plain pan drinking water.
Leopard male was found at horn bill nest road lying down.
Styx pride was found at central road feeding on the zebra kill.
Elephant breeding herd was found at xidulu road grazing to the south.

PM
Styx pride was found again still feeding on the same zebra kill.
Cheetah 3 males were found still lying down on the same spot.
Leopard female was found at Djuma dam east hunting some impalas.

26 February
AM
MM pride 5 lionesses were found at nxelele road hunting some buffalo.
Lion 1 male was found at kudu corner drinking some water.
Leopard male was found at green thorn road feeding on the kudu kill.

PM
Elephant bull was found at sandy patch grazing to the west.
Leopard male was found at green thorn again still feeding on the kudu kill.
Rhino bull was found at cheetah pan drinking water.

27 February
AM
Nkuhuma pride was found at east west cut line hunting some buffalo.
Rhino bull was found at paradise beech drinking water.
Leopard female was found at marula pan south lying down.
Elephant breeding herd was found at twin dam drinking water.

PM
Leopard female was found at Aubrey's road feeding on the impala kill.
Lioness 1 female and 3 cubs were found at dolerite road lying down.
Rhino 2 bulls were found at sussens dam drinking water.

28 February
AM
Cheetah1male was found at Jordan's dam lying down.
Rhino bull was found at brown ivory clearing grazing to the west.
Leopard female was found at Kobus se dam feeding on the grey duiker kill.

PM
Lioness 1 female was found at big dam feeding on the reed buck kill.
Rhino 4 bulls were found at Manyeleti corner grazing to the east.
Elephant 5 bulls were found at Milk beery cut line grazing to the west.
Buffalo breeding herd was found at umbrella thorn road grazing to the south.

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