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Leopards of Sabi Sands

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Anderson male and Moya female, May 13th. Credits to Jeffrey Cresswell.

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Anderson, the male leopard - Dawie Jacobs (14-20th October 2013)


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Ravenscourt male. Credits to Rob the Ranger.



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I love that youtube channel, he captures great footage
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Xivambalana male, credits to Pieter Dannhauser.

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Anderson male, credits to Morné Fouché.

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( This post was last modified: 05-25-2016, 01:23 AM by Ngala )

From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"Leopard update:
Little Bush was aggressively scent marking yesterday evening as the sun began to set.
Maxabeni was seen having a drink before heading off on a patrol.
We found the Kigelia female, who was active in pursuing a herd of impala before they picked up on her. She then took the opportunity to climb a Marula tree for a little rest."

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From Singita:
"An update on the Hlaba'Nkunzi female leopard with her young male cub. We have been fortunate to watch this leopard cub grow into his large paws and currently he is showing strong signs of becoming independent to his mother. As noted in the image below, the male is much larger than his mother at only a year and half."

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From Idube Game Reserve:
Torchwood male

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Tlangisa and cubs

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From Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve:
"Torcwood patiently listening at some Impalas rutting in the distance."

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"Dayone turns to face an approaching Hyena..."

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"Scotia went up onto a termite mound to be able to view her surroundings for possible prey in the area."

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From Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve:
"Female Leopard, Thandi was on the hunt this morning fairly close to Cheetah Plains. Field Guide, Andrew Khosa, managed to capture these images of her while attempting to stalk something."

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Quarantine male, credits to Nkorho Rangers.

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This is another big male leopard present in Sabi Sands area (dominant male in Lion Sands). This is the brother of the Airstrip male, son of Bicycle Crossing male (also called Xihangelas). His name is Xovonikela, also known as Charleston/Xovo male.

From Kirkman's Kamp Private Game Reserve, May 2014, credits to Jacques-Pierre Joubert:

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From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, February 2016, credits to Mike Palmer:

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From Lion Sands Game Reserve, March 2016:
"The very distinctive coat of Xovonekela, or simply Xovo. He's known as the dominant male leopard in the Lion Sands area, and is a force to be reckoned with." (Image by Field Guide Trainee Mark Winckler)

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From Mala Mala Game Reserve:
"The Airstrip male has seen better days following his fight with the Kunyuma male- but the wounds do appear superficial."

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Very nice pics, and frankly, nothing he isn't familiar with. The life of a lone warrior.
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Dayone cleaning his wounds after a fight he had with Homelite a couple of nights ago. Pic credits to Hugo Breed Wildtography.

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Moving his Duiker kill to another spot.
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From Londolozi's blog, the Week in Pictures #233:
The Nanga female approaching the Anderson male.

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Nanga presenting herself to the Anderson male.

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Anderson steering clear of the Nanga female’s claws.

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The Anderson male surveying his territory from a marula tree.

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Homelite seems to be worse off after the fight with Dayone. Last night he stole a kill from Thlangisa and her cubs. Credits to Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve and Hugo Breed Wildtography.

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From Londolozi Game Reserve, The Week in Pictures #233:
"The Mashaba female with the full moon rising behind her."

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From Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve:
"At the moment Boulders and Ravenscourt are mating. There seems to be quite a bit of aggression between the two of them."

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From Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve:
"The guides managed to track down female leopard, Thandi this morning. She managed to successfully pull down a bushbuck just east of Cheetah Plains Camp. Images by Andrew Khosa"

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From Kirkman's Kamp Private Game Reserve:
"Kirkman's Kamp came into its own this morning with sightings, seemingly, around every corner.
There were four leopards found this crisp morning. The West Street male was seen scent marking near the lodge; Mambiri male and Ndzilo had a run in with eachother and the Msuthu female returned from KNP. The Charleston Male Lions were also seen on Lion Sands chasing hyenas and Matthew found two young male lions late in the morning in the Sand River. We didn't even have chance to check our KNP border for the Wild Dogs...
This photograph is of the West Street male. Taken by Messham Photography"

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Quarantine male, credits to Joshua McPhail.

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Quarantine male, credits to Nkorho Rangers.

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Dayone watches as two Hyenas pass by, checking on all the noise that was made when he chased the Kelly Dam female into a tree. Credits to Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve.

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From Inyati Game Lodge:
"Dewane getting up while patrolling his territory."

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