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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.
 

8 April
AM
- Leopard female and the cubs were found at Rebecca's road lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at chela pan wallowing into the mud.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at mamba road grazing to the north.
- Lion 1 male was found at cheetah pan drinking water.
- Leopard male was found at gal ago dam drinking water.

PM
- Rhino bull was found at Sidney's dam drinking water.
- Lion 1 male was found again still lying down on the same spot.
- Leopard male was found at Gowrie main feeding on the francolin kill.

9 April
AM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at hippo pull road grazing to the east.
- Rhino 5 bulls were found at pipe line road grazing to the south.
- Leopard female was found at twin dam road hunting some nyalas.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at hyena road grazing to the west.

PM
- Rhino bull was found at impala plain grazing to the west.
- Leopard male was found at mulowati lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at green thorn road grazing to the north.

10 April
AM
- Lion 1 male was found at bush buck dam lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at tortoise dam grazing to the south.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at big dam drinking water.
- Leopard female was found at Zoë's road lying down.

PM
- Leopard female was found at Philemon's cut line feeding on the grey duiker kill.
- Elephant bull was found at tamboti dam drinking water.
- Rhino 4 bulls were found at terminalia road grazing to the west.

11 April
AM
- Lioness sandy patch and 3 cubs were found at east west cut line feeding on the impala kill.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at sandy patch grazing to the south.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Aubrey's road grazing to the east.

PM
- uffalo breeding herd was found at Gowrie dam drinking some water.
- Lioness sandy patch and 3 cubs were found still feeding on the impala kill.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at quarantine grazing to the west.
- Leopard female was found at xibamu road hunting some impalas.

12 April
AM
- Rhino bull was found at cheetah cut line grazing to the north.
- Elephant bull was found at buffalo's hoek boundary grazing to the west.
- Leopard female and the cub were found at cheetah cut line going to the south.

PM
- Leopard female was found at Khaya manzi dam feeding on the scrub hare.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at diagonal road grazing to the north.
- Rhino bull was found at paradise beech drinking water.
- Ostrich 1 male was found at big dam clearing feeding on the insects.

13 April
AM
- Elephant bull was found at tree house dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at buffalo's hoek airstrip lying down.
- Buffalo bull was found at tamboti dam drinking water.

PM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at Philemon's cut line grazing to the south.
- Rhino and the calf were found at nyala dam drinking some water.
- Leopard male was pipe line road lying down.

14 April
AM
- Cheetah 4 males were found at Kruger boundary lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at champagne clearing grazing into the west.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at Philemon`s cut line grazing into the west.

PM
- Elephant breeding herd was found at Gowrie dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at impala plain grazing to the south.
- Buffalo bulls were found at twin dam drinking water.

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