Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Tshokwane]

Credits to Londolozi.

The Inyathini male leopard crosses a dry riverbed on an early morning territorial patrol. This leopard continues to push his territory further and further north, putting pressure on the Piva male. Photograph by Amy Attenborough.

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The Flat Rock male leopard jumps up to rub against a Guarrie bush. This happened during an interaction with the Piva male leopard. The two males were having a territorial dispute, continuously growling and marking their territory by scent marking. In this picture, the Flat Rock male is seen jumping as high as possible, rubbing his face into the leaves, attempting to leave his scent high in the bush. This would theoretically make him seem bigger and would also make it difficult for other leopards to cover the scent with their own.  Photograph by Pete Thorpe.

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The Inyathini male leopard gazes towards where hyenas move around below. This leopard was forced to pull his kill into a tree to avoid it being stolen by hyenas that had smelt the carcass. Photograph by Pete Thorpe.

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