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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.
 

1 May
AM
- Cheetah 4 males were found at umbrella thorn clearing lying down.
- Styx pride was found at Aubrey's road lying down.
- Rhino 3 bulls were found at long pole west grazing to the west.
- Nkuhuma pride was found at paradise beech drinking water.
- Elephant 4 bulls were found at Vuyatela exit grazing to the west.

PM
- Leopard female was found at xibamu road hunting some impalas.
- Wind mill pride was found at rhino pan west lying down.
- Styx pride was found at Aubrey's road lying down.
- Leopard male and 1 of the Styx female were found up the marula tree and the lioness feeding on the impala kill.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at tree house dam drinking water.

2 May
AM
- Rhino bull was found at bush buck dam drinking water.
- Leopard female and 2 cubs were found at quarantine feeding on the impala kill.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at hippo pull road grazing to the north.
- Lioness 1 sandy patch female was found at gal ago clearing hunting some impalas.
- Elephant bull was found at bush buck dam drinking water.
- Cheetah male was found at Jordan's dam drinking water.

PM
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at quarantine feeding on the impala kill.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at buffalo pan drinking water.
- Rhino bull was found at green pan drinking water.

3 May
AM
- Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at quarantine still feeding on the impala kill.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at sussens clearing grazing to the south.
- Rhino bull was found at Jacobin exit grazing to the west.

PM
- Leopard female was found at quarantine still feeding on the impala kill.
- Elephant bull was found at Gowrie dam drinking water.

4 May
AM
- Leopard 2 cubs were found at Philemon's dip lying down.
- Rhino bull was found at big dam drinking water.
- Buffalo breeding herd was found at rhino cut line lying down.

PM
- Rhino 5 bulls and 1 female were found at Paul Kruger exit grazing to the east.
- Leopard female was found at xibamu road hunting some impalas.
- Buffalo bull was found at Vuyatela exit lying down.

5 May
AM
- Leopard 2 cubs were found at Philemon's dip still lying down.
- Elephant breeding herd was found at Gowrie cut line grazing to the east.
- Buffalo 4 bulls were found at mvubu road lying down.

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