Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Tshokwane]

Umkumbe Safari Lodge:
Guess who we saw? Mxabene the male leopard! He weaved between our game viewers while patrolling his turf. Nice to see this male back on his "home ground".

Mxabene casually strolls past the vehicle and guests get a close-up sighting of one of Umkumbe's favourite cats!

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Mxabene is a very strong, stocky looking male leopard and has quite a thick neck. He is one of our dominant males who has sired many cubs on our turf. Our boy returned and guests managed to see him in the daylight!

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Leopards sleep during the daytime and often seek out drainage lines or thick vegetation to sleep. They hunt at night when the temperatures are cooler. Mxabene was clearly lacking in energy and we managed to follow him until he found a suitable resting place. 

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On a second pic of him with the Warthog, I wanted to make a comment on it. The pic is from Sabi Sabi Private game reserve.
Look at the size of his freaking arm!!!

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Amazing leopard, he's one of my favourites. Reply