Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Ngala]

From Londolozi Game Reserve:
"The Mashaba female glances towards her youngster. This is the first female I ever saw in the wild, back in 2013, and thus remains my favourite to this day."

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"The Mashaba female plays with her one year old youngster. We spent an entire morning with these cats who seemed to thrive in each other’s company."

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"The Mashaba female grooms her youngster. It is likely that within the next 6 months to a year this leopard will be predominantly on her own and independent of her mother."

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"The Nkoveni female rests on the banks of the Sand River. Apparently this female’s name means “in the river” in English, which seems apt based on her movements."

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"The Nkoveni female sits atop a termite mound in plain sight. It still blows me away how relaxed these creatures are and how unperturbed by our presence they seem."

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"The Nhlanguleni female lounges in a cool drainage line."

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"Her full belly evident after the kill, the Nhlanguleni female leads her cubs through the thickets."

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"The first cub crosses a gap in the bushes, and was noticeably more shy than the other one."

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"The slightly more relaxed cub is bigger than the other one, so although it isn’t yet confirmed, we think he is a male while the other is female."

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"A last glimpse before the leopards disappeared."

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