Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Tshokwane]

A very interesting piece regarding male leopard behaviour towards their offsprings.
A WEEK IN THE BUSH VOL. 90:
We are so happy to say that Little Bush has been very successful in her hunts and from what we have seen, she has made more than three kills in a week which is pretty much amazing as she managed to tree all of them and her and her cub could finish their well deserved meals in peace.

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It was also very nice to have seen Maxabeni respond to Little Bush’s calls after she returned to her kill where her cub was and there were two hyenas lying around the area.  He made his presence clear and the hyenas moved away!  He is a really good father and will go out of his way to help the females and their cubs.

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I was fortunate enough to have the best sighting of White Dam’s cub!  He was sleeping next to a mud wallow which had a bit of water on the one side where there were a few terrapins swimming around. All of a sudden a terrapin appeared behind the young male leopard, making his way towards the water, but it was too late, the young male was hot on his heals and caught him before disappearing into the mud!  This left the young male’s nose and paws full of mud but at least he got his prize and looked very chuffed about it. Looking at him now, his face looks more and more like his fathers – Maxabeni.

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Aside from this two females named here, he also has cubs with another one, the Lisbon female, and a fourth is said to be pregnant with his offspring as well.
But waht I found interesting was the reference to the job he does parenting, and in this case, he takes after his father, the Camp Pan male, who was a very good father, very tolerant with his sons and daughters. Reply