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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.
 

16 May
PM
Nkarula - impala plains- scent marking
Mafufanyane- shibamu rd- hunting

17 May
AM
2 male elephant- djuma access- browsing
1 male rhino- zoes rd- grazing
2 male 1 female lion- quarantine-lying down

PM
Breeding herd of buffalo +- 500 drinking water at green pan
Whitecloth- mluwanini river bed- scent marking
3 lions- 1 female 2 males walking south on weavers nest

18 May
AM
Breeding herd of elephant browsing at nyala dam

PM
Nkarula- Gowrie dam- with impala kill
Breeding herd of buffalo drinking water at torchwood dam

19 May
AM
2 male lions- stumpy tail&one eye with a buffalo kill south of 3 in a row pan!
Breeding herd of elephant wallowing at rhino pan

PM
Breeding herd of buffalo grazing on cheetah plain
6 white rhino which is known as a crash were grazing on zoes rd

20 May
AM
Nkarula &cubs mixo and induna were drinking water at buffelshoek dam

PM
Ripape female leopard drinking water at kudu corner
1 white rhino bull wallowing at cheetah plain pan

21 May
AM
2 white rhino drinking water at torchwood dam
Breeding herd of buffalo at champagne pan lying down

PM
Breeding herd of elephant feeding at cheetah plain
Breeding herd of buffalo drinking water at crus camp dam

22 May
AM
2 male lions drinking water at djuma dam
2 bull elephant bush lodge waterhole
8 buffalo bulls (daggaboys) grazing on Gowrie cuttline

PM
Beacon- female leopard drinking water at Jordan dam
3 white rhino grazing at torchwood dam
Breeding herd of elephant drinking at buffelshoek dam
4 bull buffalo wallowing at treehouse dam
3 male lions from the windmill pride north of buffelshoek dam- hunting

23 May
AM
1 male cheetah scent marking on cheetah plain
Breeding herd of elephant in the mlowati feeding

PM
Breeding herd of buffalo drinking water at big dam
Rupert- male leopard- lying on dam wall khaya manzi
Nkarula playing with cubs at buffelshoek dam

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