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Flat Rock 3:2 Male

2013 - present

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Unique Markings: Triangle of spots on right cheek.

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This male, born to the Porcupine female and Mbavala male on the Tinga concession in the Kruger Park, began moving northwards onto Londolozi in late 2016 after the previous dominant male of the area, the Robson’s 4:4 male, was killed by lions in October of that year.

A young leopard at the time of his arrival on Londolozi, it is unsure whether he would have been able to properly challenge for territory had the area not suddenly become vacant, as he was not yet 4 years old and therefore not at full size and strength.

Within a couple of weeks of his arrival he had killed the newest litter of the resident Mashaba female, which at that time was being denned in the Bushbuck drainage, and not long after killed the female cub of the Nhlanguleni female further west. The male cub was found dead a few months later, and again this leopard was the prime suspect.

Subsequent to this, the Flat Rock male mated with both the Mashaba and Nhlanguleni females, and despite suspected territorial disputes with the older and much larger Piva male, appears to have established himself in a prime although small territory to the west of the Londolozi camps.

It is possible that upon reaching full size he may try and expand his territorial boundaries, but with larger males on all sides of him, this remains to be seen.

Territory:
His territory extends roughly from the Londolozi camps westwards along the Sand River over into Singita, south to most likely the Maxabene River, and slightly north of the Sand River to Sasekile Ingwe crest.

2017

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