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Leopards of Sabi Sands
Leopards of Sabi Sands
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Leopards of Sabi Sands
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Credits to Darren Donovan - Tintswalo Safari Lodge.
Yesterday morning, the Ntsuntsu male leopard was found on Lomfane road. He killed a Francolin at Sable bridge.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Rob the Ranger.
Dewane male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Sindile/Madiba male.
From Nkorho Bush Lodge, credits to Nkorho Rangers: Sightings Update: 13 February 2017 Afternoon Drive. -Saw Madiba, he was moving eastwards from one of the airstrips in the west, he gave us a bunch of photo opportunities, climbing logs.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
From Nkorho Bush Lodge, credits to Nkorho Rangers:
SIGHTINGS UPDATE 12 February Morning Drive - Headed to the west where we found a pack of 15 wild dogs who had just finished eating an Impala. We were still with them when they started moving off toward some Hyenas who wanted to come and take the kill. While following the Wild dogs we bumped into Anderson male leopard who ran in and chased off the Hyenas!  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (02-15-2017, 01:05 AM)Ngala Wrote: From Nkorho Bush Lodge, credits to Nkorho Rangers:Impressive feat for any leopard but not surprising for the Anderson male. He's the size of a small lioness!
Credits to Rob the Ranger.
Dewane male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Rob the Ranger.
Dewane male roaring, a special treat for the ladies...
Credits to Arno Pietersen - Private Kruger Safaris.
In my 8 Years of following Vin Diesel/Mbavala this is the one photo that will reach my canvas collection A1 size. He gave us an unforgettable 20 mins of acting.....posing....the one and only There is and can be no other beast of a leopard that can compare to him. He is 13 years old and still a tank, mating, fighting and has about 9 different females he mates with that we know about!  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Callum Gowar - Londolozi.
The Piva male slakes his thirst as the morning temperatures began to rise. We had found him rasping and vocalizing in the central parts of his ever-expanding territory.  *This image is copyright of its original author The Piva male uses the tall grass to his advantage as he stares intently at a young impala in the distance.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Johan de la Rey - Leopard Hills.
Dayone (Dewane) male on patrol.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Neil Coetzer - Elephant plains.
Anderson male.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
Seen on safari this weekend: Maxabeni was seen throughout the weekend, travelling great distance to re-mark his territory after recent rains washed everything clean. He seemed to have had a good meal too!  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Anthony Goldman.
Piva male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve:
"White Dam's male cub was found this morning after a light shower to stalk a herd of wildebeest, but was unsuccessful. We spent some time with him as he travelled through the tall grass and watched as he fastidiously and repeatedly cleaned himself after travelling a few hundred meters through the long grass."  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
LIVE Leopard Kill at Umkumbe : Mxabene Goes Wild:
 *This image is copyright of its original author Quote:Leopards are slick killing machines that have mastered the art of the ambush. Death comes to their unlucky victims quickly and suddenly. A leopard’s quarry doesn’t suffer like many of its counterparts that have fallen victim to other predator kills. Swift, graceful and powerful – that is how the panthera pardus conducts their kills. Rangers at Umkumbe Safari Lodge were taken by surprise when local legend, Mxabene, executed a surprise attack on an impala…. Nadia Bester took guests out on morning game drive and had zero idea of what lay ahead in terms of sightings. While the game viewer was trundling along the road, navigating its way over the fresh spears of grass and crunching through fallen branches, guests spotted Mxabene. There he was, just casually strolling down the road, marking his territory. Max wasn’t out on an intentional hunt but leopards, being the ultimate opportunists, will grab any occasion to take down prey. In this case, the impala herd started moving into Max’s personal space and then his killer instinct kicked into play. What happened next was remarkable. While the cameras were snapping away Mxabene crouched down into stealth mode. He’d sensed the presence of potential prey and wasn’t about to let his meal escape. Almost immediately, Max dropped down into sort of a squat like position and started crawling along the road with his eye on the prize. In an instant, Max pounced and with a swift smash of the paw and pierce of the jugular, Max took down the impala. Umkumbe has plenty of hyena clans crawling in the long grass and waiting in the wings for a free meal ticket. Mxabene is very much an institution in these parts and certainly knows how to avoid the theft of his prey. Let’s hope that he hoisted his impala kill into a tree for safekeeping. The beauty about this Sabi Sand leopard kill sighting? It was all out in the open! This marks another sighting that is “one for the books”.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author |
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