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Just had a look at the sightings board, the following was spotted yesterday.

Cheetah at Mata-Mata
Lions at Samevloeing, Leeudril and houmoed.
Leopard on the dune road just before Samevloeing towards Aoub river.
Suricates on the same road as the leopard and at Samevloeing.

Will keep you updated as the days go by

Just got sightings report from Nossob.

Guests which drove from Twee Rivieren yesterday saw 19 lions (Seperate sightings). Leopard tracks have also been found next to the fence heading towards the waterhole.
The duty manager at Nossob mentioned that around Nossob there are plenty lions to be seen the last week or so.

Just had a look at our sightings board, not much to report (but then again most guests are out in the park), there are lions at veertiende boorgat.

@KTF hooked,

I have a better chance to show you caracal, polecat and brownies......the snake situation Eish...that will be a different situation.

Hope to meet you in November

Micetta,

Sorry for the late reply, but here goes. Leopards are very solitary animals and also very territorial (The size of territories depends on water and food supply), in the event whereby they do have cubs their territories will not change but the specie will become much more protective. They will still be very mobile in their territories.

Cheetah is basically the same, they will have their territory where they will hunt and raise their young.

If you know where the territory of a leopard / cheetah is then the chance that you would find that specific animal in that are again is very good, if the food and water supply stays enough.

Cheetah's territories are larger than leopards (But remember the food and water supply).

Hope it helps.

Thank you very much Jannie Closer to my dates, I'll start an intensive study of this thread

Lions at Houmoed and Leeudril.

Nossob Game drive:

5x Brown Hayena's feeding on a gemsbok carcass at Rooikop. Plenty owls and general game.

Mata Mata sightings from the 4th.

Game drives:
Cheetah, Lion, Caracal, Spotted Hayena, Brown Hayena, Striped Polecat, Monitor lizards, Owls, plenty snakes, scorpions.

Bitterpan:
Leopard was there for 3 nights.
1 Male lion and 2 females for about a week and the caught a gemsbok.

Urikaruus:
Nine lions, spotted hayena and leopard.

KTC:
Monitor lizards, spotted hayena and 3 cheetah.

Nossob camp (10/10/2010):
Two male lions and one female was patroling the camp fence up and down when they decided to go and drink water in front of the hide.

Twee Rivieren Game drive (Saturday):

Lions and the saw a caracal which caught a bat eared fox.

So exciting...what about pangolins...ha...do you have any handy? Pangolins, even just one, would negate the 'plenty of snakes' comment. Ha!
Thanks again.

@KTF Hooked,

I whish I could keep a pangolin on hand and release it when guests would like to see it.

Sightings:
Mata-Mata
11/10/2010 - Morning Drive,
8 x Cheetah, plenty vultures, Plenty eagles and general game.

Sunset Drive;
Caracal, Spotted hayena plenty Owls.

Nossob Sunset Drive:
1 Female lion, African Wild cat and Bateared Foxes.

Twee Rivieren Sunset Drive:

Lions at samevloeing, Brown hayena, Honey Badger and Bat eared foxes

Current animal sightings have been good and plentyfull all over the park, both large, small and predators.

Brown Hayena and Cheetah has been spotted at Samevloeiing this morning.

Some reports from the wilderness camps.

Grootkolk:

Since monday they have had lions in and out of camp, yesterday and today they have seen a female with 4 cubs hanging around the camp. last night they had a leopard which came to drink water at the waterhole.

Kieliekrankie:

Lions have been heard roaring but not seen although they had a brown hayena which visited the waterhole.

Grootkolk does have some stunning sightings the last few weeks. I just had a look on the sightings board at twee rivieren and the Aoub river has got animals every where, from Samevloeing to Mata-Mata guests have spotted Lion(4), Leopard (2), Caracal (MM), Honeybadger, African wildcat, Cheetah (2-Samevloeiing), Suricates, Brown Hayena and Spotted Hayena.

Its a nice cool morning in KTP excellent for game viewing.

Twee Rivieren Sunset Drive:

Cheetah and Brown Hayena and plenty general game.