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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.
 

14 March
AM
- Buffalo bulls were found at green pan drinking water.
- Rhino 5 bulls were found at east west cut line grazing to the north.
- Elephant bull was found at Gowrie water hole drinking water.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at buffalo's hoek dam swimming into the water.

PM
- Leopard female was found at water buck road hunting the grey duiker.
- Elephant bull was found at weavers nest road grazing to the south.
- Styx pride was found at baboon pan lying down.

15 March
AM
- Lioness 1 female and 3 cubs were found at long pole east feeding on the nyala kill.
- Rhino 2 bulls were found at gal ago dam drinking water.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at sandy patch north grazing to the south.
- Leopard female and 2 cubs were found at mamba road feeding on the monitor lizard kill.

PM
- Rhino bull was found at fig tree lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at 3 in row pan south lying down.
- Lioness 1 female and 3 cubs were found again still feeding on the nyala kill.

16 March
AM
- Lioness 1 female and 3 cubs were found again still feeding on the nyala kill.
- Elephant breeding herd was found Gowrie dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at rubbing post dam wallowing into the mud.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Jacobin exit grazing to the south.

PM
- Leopard female was found at nyala road north lying down.
- Lioness 1 female and 3 cubs were found again still feeding on the nyala kill.
- Elephant bull was found at chela pan having the mud bath.

17 March
AM
- Rhino bull was found at Zoë's road grazing to the west.
- Elephant bull was found at long pole west grazing to the north.
- Lion 1 male was found at madash road lying down.
- Leopard male was found at rhino pan lying down.

PM
- Lion 1 male was found at madash road still lying down.
- Rhino 3 bulls were found at buffalo's hoek boundary lying down.
- Lioness 1 female was found at vrystart clearing hunting some zebra.

18 March
AM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at sour plum road grazing to the west.
- Leopard female was found at cheetah cut line lying down.
- Buffalo bulls were found at Gowrie dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at green thorn road grazing to the south.

PM
- Styx pride was found at Djuma dam lying down.
- Buffalo bulls were found at rhino walk up grazing to the north.
- Leopard female was found at Cruse dam drinking water.

19 March
AM
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at green pan drinking some water.
- Rhino 2 bulls were found at buffalo's hoek airstrip lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at green pan wallowing into the mud.
- Elephant 2 bulls were found at mamba road grazing to the south.

PM
- Leopard female was found at quarantine hunting some impalas.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at quarantine grazing to the north.
- Rhino bull was found at sussens dam drinking water.

20 March
AM
- Lion 1 male was found at east west cut line lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at old rhino cut line lying down.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at Zoë's road grazing to the north.

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