There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
" After seeing a kudu staring into the long grass, we stopped just in time to hear her alarm call before turning tail and running into the thickets. Within seconds, the Hanyile male leopard walked out into the road in front of us. To our surprise, slightly further up the road, a second figure stirred in the long grass and out stepped the White Dam male leopard. Hanyile was moving briskly across the road with White Dam steadily keeping pace, both growling and salivating in displeasure. Eventually the heat of the morning over-shadowed their mission, and each settled in a piece of shade, lying down to rest, but the growling did not stop... as if each one wanted the last word. "
" After hearing baboons alarm calling in the Msuthlu riverbed, we drove around the area for quite some time searching for what could have upset the troop. Just as it became dark, we were rewarded with the White Dam male leopard walking down the road. He was showing signs of a likely fight between him and another male the previous morning. We followed up again in the morning and knew he was still around as Vervet monkeys were alarm calling. We found him resting in some grass before the heat of the day set in. "
(09-10-2020, 12:15 PM)Spalea Wrote: " After hearing baboons alarm calling in the Msuthlu riverbed, we drove around the area for quite some time searching for what could have upset the troop. Just as it became dark, we were rewarded with the White Dam male leopard walking down the road. He was showing signs of a likely fight between him and another male the previous morning. We followed up again in the morning and knew he was still around as Vervet monkeys were alarm calling. We found him resting in some grass before the heat of the day set in. "
If look could kill!
Tiyane female leopard, whose name means "strong one"
Tiyani born in May 2015.
Mother: Salayexe
Father: Tingana (Panthera dna)
Photo credit to: Madeli Jansen Van Rensburg
September 2018
Blind eye of a king!
The famous Hukumuri male leopard of Sabi Sands
Photo credit to: Madeli Jansen Van Rensburg
Born: unknown (est. abt 2012 - 2013) 4-5 yrs old Dec. 2017 Spot Pattern: 3:3
Mother: unknown Father: possibly the Gomondwane Male
He was spotted around the Crocodile Bridge in south Kruger in 2014/2015
Name means: Chicken Mediciine
Littermate: 1 unknown
Saw this large male leopard two days ago. He goes by the name Hukumuri. His right eye was injured in a fight with another male leopard towards the end of last year and he has subsequently lost the sight in that eye. He was a bit of a traveler in his youth, with a record of him being spotted in the Crocodile Bridge area in the south east of the Kruger National Park in 2014/15.
Sabi Sand,Posted: April 12.,2020.
Photo credit to: Jaci's Sabi House
Throwback with Hukumuri male leopard who was seen five years ago on the S130 Gomondwane Loop near Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp is amazing how far he has travel until come to Sabi Sand, the Crocodile bridge is where the old Gomondwane coalition used to be dominant
Photo credits to: Dee Roelofsz African Visions Photography 2015
09-11-2020, 06:36 PM( This post was last modified: 09-11-2020, 06:53 PM by Timbavati )
This territorial male Leopard at Sabi Sabi is commonly know as N’weti - meaning Moon. Took me a while to watch this male come into the area and cause a stir however, in the end it’s nature and the best will come out on top. Photo credit to: Kevan Dobbie
" Soon after leaving on safari, we found the tracks of a male leopard and decided to follow them. It was not long before we spotted Nchila in a tree with an impala kill. As we approached, we noticed a young hyena below, waiting for some small scraps of food to fall down. We sat and watched for a while until the leopard descended the tree effortlessly. "
" With the beautiful backdrop of the flowering Weeping Boer Bean, the Ntsumi female leopard fed on the last morsels of her kill. Every now and then dropping a bone, before moving on to the next piece. Surprisingly, there were no hyena waiting at the base of the tree, so she soon came down to clean herself and make herself look presentable before moving off into the thickets. "
" After stopping outside Bush Lodge for a drink at the watering hole, the Dayone male leopard slowly made his way across the dry riverbed before stopping under a tree to shelter from the morning sun. "
Leopards of Sabi Sands
