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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.
 

5 May
PM

  • Lioness 1 female was found at cattle dip lying down.
  • Leopard female was found at nyala dam drinking water.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at nyala dam drinking water.
  • Leopard female was found at big dam drinking water.
  • Rhino 2 bulls and 1 female were found at long pole west grazing to the east.
  • Rhino 5 females and 1 bull were found at big dam drinking water.
  • Buffalo 6 bulls were found at rubbing post dam drinking water.
  • Elephant 2 bulls were found at Gowrie dam drinking water.

6 May
AM

  • Styx pride was found at twin dam drinking water.
  • Leopard mother and 2 cubs were found at weeping wattle lying down.
  • Rhino 2 bulls were found at nyala dam drinking water.

PM

  • Leopard 2 cubs were found at weeping wattle still lying down.
  • Sandy patch 1 female was found at khaya manzi exit lying down.
  • Leopard male was found at khaya manzi dam drinking water.
  • Leopard female was found at Paul Kruger’s dam drinking water.
  • Styx pride was found at twin dam drinking water.

7 May
AM

  • Styx pride was found at Gowrie main lying down.
  • Nkuhuma pride was found at hippo pull road lying down.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at gal ago short cut grazing to the east.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at terminalia road grazing to the west.
  • Leopard 2 cubs were found at weeping wattle still lying down.

PM

  • Leopard female was found at cheetah cut line hunting some impalas.
  • Styx pride was found at twin dam lying down.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at Gowrie dam drinking water.
  • Lion 1 male and 1 lioness were found at torch wood pump house road feeding on the buffalo kill.
  • Nkuhuma pride was found at Vuyatela exit hunting some giraffe.
  • Leopard 2 cubs were found at weeping wattle lying down.

8 May
AM

  • Leopard female and 2 cubs were found at mamba road lying down.
  • Lion 1 male and 1 female were found at torch wood dam drinking water.
  • Rhino 1 bull and mother and the calf were found at dolerite road grazing to the north.

PM

  • Leopard female was found at twin dam lying down.
  • Leopard 2 cubs were found at lead wood road lying up the marula tree.
  • Buffalo 2 bulls were found at buffaloes hoek sign grazing to the south.

9 May
AM

  • Elephant bull was found at twin dam drinking water.
  • Rhino mother and the calf were found at east west cut line grazing to the north.
  • Leopard 2 cubs were found at lead wood road still lying down on the same spot.
  • Lioness 1 female was found at cheetah cut line lying down.

PM

  • Buffalo breeding herd was found at Rock Bridge grazing to the west.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at paradise beech drinking water.
  • Nkuhuma pride was found at euphorbia road lying down.
  • Buffalo breeding herd was found at second rock grazing to the west.

10 May
AM

  • Elephant breeding herd was found at Manyeleti boundary grazing to the south.
  • Buffalo breeding herd was found at Kruger boundary grazing to the east.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at xibamu road grazing to the north.

PM

  • Elephant breeding herd was found at bush buck dam drinking water.
  • Rhino bull was found at central road grazing to the west.

11 May
AM

  • Leopard female was found at nyala dam lying down.
  • Buffalo breeding herd was found at nyala road south grazing to the east.
  • Leopard 1 cub was found at buffaloes hoek sign lying down.

 

PM

  • Leopard female 2 cubs were found at long pole west feeding on the impala kill.
  • Lion 1 male and 1 female were found at 3 in row pan lying down.
  • Elephant breeding herd was found at Gowrie dam drinking water.
  • Rhino mother and the calf were found at long pole east grazing to the north.
  • Buffalo breeding herd was found at long pole east grazing to the south.

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