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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.
 

26 March
AM
1 elephant bull. Big tusker at cruse camp.
1 female leopard ripape east of Jacobin camp.

PM
Breeding herd of elephant green pan.
Breeding herd of buffalo moving north from buffelshoek airstrip.
Nkarula drinking water and scent marking around twin dams.

27 March
AM
1 male lion manyeleti boy lying down at champagne pan.
1 male rhino drinking water at big dam.
2 bull elephant fighting at rhino pan.

27march
PM
Breeding herd of buffalo cheetah plain moving towards cheetah plain pan.
1 male rhino drinking water at kudu corner.
Breeding herd of elephant vrystaat clearing.

28 March
AM
Sandy patch lioness with 3 cubs monzo pan.
Breeding herd of buffalo lying down at big dam.

PM
6 white rhino drinking water at champagne pan.
1 female leopard white cloth lying down at torchwood dam.

29 March
AM
Breeding herd of elephant leaving the water hole at twin dams.
4 white rhino grazing around sussens dam.

PM
Sandy patch lioness with her 3 cubs north of hyena road.
Nkarula and her 2 cubs with impala kill at impala plains.

30 March
AM
Breeding herd of elephant drinking water at buffelshoek dam.
1 male white rhino lying down at 3 in a row pan

PM
4 buffalo bulls lying in the water at rubbing post dam.
Nkarula and her 2 cubs still at impala plains but now the impala kill is on the ground.

31 March
AM
1 lioness sandy patch with her 3 cubs west of nyala dam. Cubs suckling from mother.
6 white rhino grazing and drinking water at Jordan's dam.

PM
1 male leopard (beacons offspring) lying down on khaya manzi dam wall.
Breeding herd of elephant drinking and swimming at big dam.

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