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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.
 

21 April
AM
- Styx pride was found at lead wood road feeding on the zebra kill.
- Leopard female and 2 cubs were found at buffalo's hoek boundary still feeding on the impala kill.
- Buffalo 7 bulls were found at Harde kool clearing lying down.

PM
- Styx pride was found at twin dam drinking water.
- Rhino mother and the calf were found at chela pan wallowing into the mud.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at buffalo's hoek sign grazing to the south.

22 April
AM
- Styx pride was found at spaghetti junction lying down.
- Ostrich male and the female were found at big dam drinking water.
- Buffalo 2 bulls were found at Gowrie dam drinking water.

PM
- Styx pride was found at mulowati lying down.
- Elephant bull was found at green pan drinking water.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at weavers nest road grazing to the east.

23 April
AM
- Styx pride was found at xidulu road lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at paradise beech drinking water.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at Gowrie dam drinking water.

PM
- Rhino 2 bulls were found at xibamu road grazing to the north.
- Leopard female was found at vultures nest road lying down.
- Styx pride was found at fig tree lying down.
- Leopard female was found at impala plain lying down.

24 April
AM
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at central road lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at central road grazing to the west.
- Styx pride was found at sour plum road lying down.
- Buffalo 6 bulls were found at Gowrie dam drinking water.

PM
- Nkuhuma pride was found at second rock feeding on the wildebeest kill.
- Styx pride was found at 3 in row pan clearing hunting some impalas.
- Rhino 2 bulls were found at Jordan's dam drinking water.
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at buffalo's hoek dam lying down.

25 April
AM
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at Gowrie cut line lying down.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at rhino cut line lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at paradise beech drinking water.
- Wild dogs 12 were found at Arathusa airstrip hunting some zebra.

PM
- Nkuhuma pride was found at rhino cut line again still lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at euphorbia road lying down.
- Buffalo bulls were found at rubbing post dam drinking water.
- Porcupine 4 was found at Rock Bridge running to the east.

26 April
AM
- Lion 1 male was found at Jordaa`s dam drinking water.
- Wind mill pride was found at kudu corner lying down.
- Styx pride was found at impala plain lying down.
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at Zoë's road lying down.

PM
- Styx pride was found again at impala road lying down.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at rhino pan lying down.
- Leopard female was found at impala road going to the west.
- Lion 1 male was found at Jordan's dam drinking water.

27 April
AM
- Leopard female was found at tree house dam drinking water.
- Wind mill pride was found at weavers nest road lying down.
- Styx pride was found at sandy patch north lying down.
- Wild dogs 12 were found at Gowrie main hunting some impalas.
- Leopard cubs were found at Philemon's dip lying down.

PM
- Styx pride was found at sandy patch lying down on the same spot.
- Leopard cubs were found at Philemo`s dip lying down.
- Wind mill pride was found at weavers nest lying down.
- Elephant bull was found at Sidney's dam drinking water.

28 April
AM
- Cheetah 4 males were found at brown ivory clearing lying down.
- Wild dogs 2 were found at Arathusa airstrip lying down.
- Styx pride was found at Zoë's road lying down.
- Leopard cubs were found at Philemon's dip lying down.

PM
- Wild dogs 12 were found at Vuyatela exit hunting some impalas.
- Styx pride was found at Gowrie dam feeding on the impala kill.
- Rhino bull was found at buffalo's hoek boundary grazing to the east.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at gal ago dam drinking water.
- Buffalo 6 bulls were found at quarantine grazing to the west.

29 April
AM
- Styx pride was found at central road hunting some impalas.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at rhino cut line lying down.
- Cheetah 5 males were found at Kobus se dam feeding on the grey duiker kill.
- Leopard male was found at khaya manzi dam lying down.
- Ostrich 2 male and 3 females were found at big dam feeding on the insects

PM
- Cheetah 5 males were found at Kobus se dam again still lying down.
- Elephant 2 bulls were found at nyala dam cut line grazing to the west.
- Leopard female was found at drakensburg drive lying down.

30 April
AM
- Styx pride was found at Zoë's road feeding on the impala kill.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at green pan drinking some water.
- Leopard female and 2 cubs were found at tree house dam drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at grass cut road grazing to the north.

PM
- Leopard female was found at central road hunting some impalas.
- Styx pride was found at Zoë's road still lying down.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at second rock lying down.
- Cheetah 4 males were found at Milk beery cut line lying down.

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