Leopards of Sabi Sands

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From Tintswalo Safari Lodge, 21 Dec. '16:
"This morning was a great start as well, the beacon male Leopard was found with a Bushbuck kill close to our presidential suite. The bush was thick, so the sighting was a take what you can get affair."

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From Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve:
"The Ravenscourt male and Boulders female are busy mating at the moment and we were fortunate to spend some time with them."

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From Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve:
"Leopard Hills Guests in the perfect position as Dayone walks towards them on his territorial patrol. During this patrol he was focused on making his presence known by vocalizing and scent marking, occasionally stopping for an Impala in the distance."

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"Dayone Male using a termite mound as a vantage point to keep an eye on the movements of a bachelor herd of Impala."

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From Londolozi Game Reserve, The Week in Pictures #263:
"The newly arrived Flat Rock male and the Mashaba female slake their thirsts after a bout of mating during a hot summer’s day."

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"The Flat Rock male and the Mashaba female show aggression towards one another after a bout of mating."

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"The Xidulu young male snarls at an approaching troop of baboons as the Xidulu young female quickly removes herself from the imminent threat."

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"Spotting a leopard in the iconic Mahogany tree found in Londolozi’s deep south-east is a dream for most rangers. Here the Inyathini male peers through the perfectly framed branches of this ancient tree."

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Quarantine male seems to become very big.

From Nkorho Bush Lodge, credits to Nkorho Rangers:
22 December 2016
Afternoon Drive.
-Started the afternoon by finding Quarantine male leopard just north of the lodge and our pan.

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From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"Maxabeni was seen wondering his way back on to our northern property. After stopping for a quick drink, he was chased by a Spotted Hyena and soon thereafter managed to capture a juvenile Common Duiker which he fed on throughout the night."

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From Tintswalo Safari Lodge:
"The morning of the 23d, Ntsuntsu male leopard was found close to windy windy."

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Dayone male. Credits to Promise Mashile.

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From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"Maxabeni was located and was on an impala kill in a Marula Tree, and posed for our guests when he heard hyenas calling in the distance."

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Inyathini male and Tatowa female mating. Credits to Jitendra Sharma, from Londolozi Game Reserve.

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From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"We found Kashane male this morning a top a termite mound before moving off to rest in an area with a high vantage point to look for possible prey."

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Tingana male from Djuma Private Game Reserve, credits to Andrew Rice.

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From Tintswalo Safari Lodge:
"The afternoon of the 25th, ntsuntsu male leopard was found with a young wildebeest kill on wilderness rd, posing like a sleepy model up in a Tamboti tree! The morning of the 26th was fairly quite, Ntsuntsu male leopard was nicely tucked away in thick bush next too his Tamboti tree!"

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From Tintswalo Safari Lodge:
"The afternoon of the 24th, The beacon male leopard was found directly across from Tintswalo Safari Lodge on panicum rd, also with a serious cut too his front left leg! Looks like the big cats had a busy intro too Christmas!"

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From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"Maxabeni was finishing off the remains of his impala kill, while a hyena clan waited for some of the scraps."

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