It has been another week of “Magnificent 7” sightings... We hope you enjoy the highlights from the past week on safari...

This Wild Dog, together with the rest of his pack, were resting in the thickest patch of grass they could find to avoid the heat, but as it started to cool down, they were up and on the hunt for anything that moved.

The look of intent while watching a small family of warthogs moving through the long grass.

Xovonekela announced his presence with the typical rasping call in the still night. Following his voice, we managed to find him, and followed him as he continued his territorial patrol.

We had a few sightings of the White Dam male this week. He was marking territory, but always alert to any opportunity to hunt.

Leaving camp one morning, we found the Dayone/Dewane male leopard making his way towards a nearby waterhole. To our surprise, he bypassed the water and continued to make his way into an open area. His morning stroll turned into a high-paced, high-stakes sprint. Luckily, the open area had a few Marula trees, one of which was his saving grace as he leapt to safety, taking care to make sure the lioness was long gone before coming back down.

We have only had a couple of sightings of the Finfoot female leopard who is new to Sabi Sabi so when we heard she was spotted, we headed straight into the area. She was scent-marking regularly as she explored this new area.

Ntsumi and her cub were found with an impala kill. We watched the cub manoeuvre around the branches, enjoying the spoils of its mother’s hard work, who was resting in the tall grass nearby.

After not seeing the Kigelia female for quite some time, we were extremely excited to see her this morning, and to add to the excitement, she has very clear suckle marks which indicates to us that she is hiding new cubs somewhere in the drainage line.

In the heat of the late morning, this cheetah mother with her two sub-adult cubs slowly stalked a small herd of impala, gradually getting into prime position. In the blink of an eye, the chase was on and the two boys were left in the dust, calling for their mother who had not reappeared. They soon found her, with a young impala ram in her clutches, but she let them struggle to finish off the job as she caught her breath. The three ate quickly, always alert for any sign of larger predators or scavengers, and it did not take long before, one by one the vultures descended. Luckily, the small kill was almost finished by the time the vultures gained enough courage and numbers to swoop down and chase the cats from their quarry.

The bond between the Styx lionesses is amazing and with fresh suckle marks on these two females, the teamwork and trust between them is incredible.

With a few females just up ahead, these male lions reached a shady spot and decided they would go no further.

One of the N'waswishaka male lions makes his presence known!

With a little cheetah family in view, this herd of wildebeest were announcing their displeasure at being in such close proximity to the predators.

A zebra foal fights off some pestering oxpeckers.

With a male leopard in the vicinity, this hyena came around to investigate what we were all looking at.

This buffalo cow was not letting the fact that she had one glassy eye keep her from giving us a proper glare as we watched her and the rest of her herd starting to get active in the early morning.

In a dead tree overlooking a small dam, this Fish Eagle was scoping the scene.

As the cool morning started to heat up, this little hyena cub started wandering around the den site under the watchful eye of its mother.

The golden hour.

Feeding happily in the dense thickets, this small herd of impala were enjoying the luxury of being mixed feeders which enables them to feed on grass or leaves, depending on which is most nutritious at the time.

Until next time...