Leopards of Sabi Sands

[Tshokwane]

Credits to Grant Rodewijk - Londolozi.

The Flat Rock male watches some impala from the cover of a thicket. Realising that this opportunity was most likely not going to be rewarding, he decided to rather keep himself concealed and moved off without alerting anything to his presence. Leopards will analyze a situation before hunting, using their energy in the most efficient way and not wasting it on a situation that they know will almost certainly not be rewarding.

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The Hosana male leopard typically spends most his time north of Londolozi. However we were lucky enough to view him three times during this week. Here he keeps watch from atop a termite mound, focusing on some impala rutting in the distance. Leopards use termite mounds as vantage points to look for any opportunities as well as to look for any danger; given that  he was deep in the Anderson male’s territory, he was wise to be keeping a lookout.

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