Leopards of Sabi Sands

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From Sun Destinations Blog, Week in Pictures: A Calendar of Kruger Leopards
A super predator, a master stalker with acute senses and finely tuned ambushing skills. Welcome to the world of leopards, an aloof and mysterious place where only the strongest of cats survive. Leopards can be found hiding out in drainage lines, watching the world from the safety of termite mounds and trees, or patrolling their newly acquire territories. These slender cats aren’t quite as sedentary as lions, which makes them very tricky to spot. This week, it’s time to celebrate their presence. Considering we’ve had an abundance of sightings during the week across all the reserves, they deserve a bit of air-time.

Each reserve has their dominant cats with unique markings and personalities. Here is our ode to the leopards of Kruger.

Umkumbe Safari Lodge
On Wednesday there was a brief but breathtaking sighting of a leopard leaping into the darkness. Recently, the leopard sightings have been plentiful in the Sabi Sand and this week was no different. Stoic male Mxabene was seen on waterbuck kill close to the lodge, Little Bush and White Dam were seen patrolling areas, fine tuning their kill tactics and darting between drainage lines. Tatowa, the young leopardess, planned and executed a kill right in front of guests!

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