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This is Hukumuri male leopard. He is a funny character; one of his ears is floppy, he has a really long tongue, and one toe on his paw is extra long making his paw prints easy to track for the Djuma trackers. His name means chicken medicine, and he is taking over a large territory from Tingana and has been in a fight with Anderson male, nothing too bad tho.
He has mated twice with the young and beautiful Xidulu female, however she has had no sign of pregnancy.
He might have killed Shadow and her daughter, neither have been seen for a long time, but no ranger or guide is a 100% sure it was him.
Mr. Neumeyer has said upon taking that photo "It was Hukumuri, the colossal new male leopard in the Northern Sabi Sands block."
But he really is not that big according to all the other guides that view him on regular bases. Many have said that he is stocky and muscular, but not as big as old man Tingana.
Here is a image of Tingana to compare, credits to Scott Dyson.
In any case, neither male is near the actual colossal size of Anderson or the Camp Pan male.
But Chicken Medicine is good news for north of Sabi Sands, and Xidulu, because he brings in new genetics... and character!