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Leopards of Sabi Sands
Leopards of Sabi Sands
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Leopards of Sabi Sands
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 (05-10-2018, 02:16 AM)Michael Wrote: Hopefully this big guy gets to produce some male offspring it would be a shame if he didn't as far as I know he has no live male offspring In comparison, leopards have a harder time than lions siring offspring. Even successful males like Anderson's father, or the Camp Pan male, or the Bike have only sired a handful of surviving offsprings, so it isn't a surprise that it happens, especially with the hight density of both leopard killing lions and hyenas as well in the Sabi sands. Still, I hope too that he will be able to leave many sons and daughters to carry on his magnificent genes.
Credits to Don Heyneke - Londolozi.
The Anderson Male staring intensely at some rutting impala.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Rodney Xolile Nombekana
The biggest I have ever seen. Anderson...  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Savanna Private Game Reserve.
Dewane vs Nyeleti, the latter won this round.
Credits to Andrew Danckwerts - MalaMala.
The male mentioned is Kunyuma. MALAMALA TODAY: May 17th. Leopard cubs, Cape hunting dogs and 2 near death experiences. If cats do have 9 lives then the Senegal Bush male leopard used up one of his this evening... He was initially seen in front of Sable Camp early this morning but things got interesting during the afternoon drive when we found him feeding on a nyala bull kill in the lower reaches of the Manyeleti River. By nightfall he’d been joined by a hyena and it wasn’t long before they both got some uninvited company. 4 lionesses from the Kambula pride had gotten wind of the kill and came jogging in from the east. The Senegal Bush male noticed them making their approach but he didn’t seem as panic-stricken as he perhaps should’ve. One of the lionesses latched onto the hyena whilst the leopard made a half-hearted getaway up the banks of the river. Bizarrely he then stopped, turned around and tried to sneak back towards the kill. A second lioness set her sights on him and gave chase! He scampered up a tree but didn’t get high enough before the lioness grabbed him and pulled him to the ground. A ferocious scuffle ensued as the lioness tore into him. We feared the worst. But, somehow the Senegal Bush male managed to escape and scampered up another tree to safety. The hyena miraculously got away as well but both will be licking some nasty wounds for a while. I thought interesting one of the comments by M.J Bradley, another ranger: When Senegal Bush was a youngster, he tried to sneak up on Male Lions who had a kill luckily for him he was not hurt! We saw this on one of the live drives on Djuma. So that makes 2 of his lives used, that we know of.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Johan de la Rey - Leopard Hills.
We followed the Ravenscourt male chasing after the Dayone male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Savanna Private Game Reserve.
There have been many changes in territories of the large male leopards over the past month. The most noticeable is that Dewane has been under huge pressure from both Ravenscourt and Nyelethi. He was seen having very intense territorial battles with both males at the beginning of the month and Ravenscourt has moved right into the heart of Dewane’s territory. After a short fight along the river, they parted ways with Dewane looking worse than Ravenscourt.  *This image is copyright of its original author Shortly after the attack from Ravenscourt, Dewane was found with a large male impala kill in the Mabrak, close to where Khokovela was keeping her cubs. Nyelethi was quick to find him and was far more interested in Dewane than the impala carcass. After a few minutes of growling and sizing each other up, Nyelethi made his move. Have a look at the incredible fight here.  *This image is copyright of its original author Ravenscourt has been our best viewing leopard again this month. We have been able to follow him through his many patrols of the area and view his behaviour throughout the month. His territory seems to have expanded northwards towards the river, taking up most of Dewane’s old territory. As Ravenscourt’s territory grows, he is spending far less time around the southern parts of the property. This is an exciting opportunity for new younger males to expand their territory to fill this gap.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Arnoud Quanjer.
Anderson male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Arnoud Quanjer.
Anderson male. *This image is copyright of its original author Hukumuri male.  *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
Credits to Brendon Cremer - Elephant plains.
Anderson male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (05-22-2018, 07:25 PM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to Arnoud Quanjer.I always thought Hukumuri looked like a mini version of the Anderson male they look quite similar
Credits to Ranger Jamie Sangster - Arathusa Safari Lodge.
ARRIVAL OF A NEW CENTRAL MALE LEOPARD: Hukumuri – a new and relatively young male (about 5 years old) – has cleverly and successfully wedged himself between the western male, Anderson’s and the eastern male, Tingana’s territories. They were either not frequently enforcing their boundaries, or didn’t detect him quickly enough to deter him. Photos of Hukumuri, taken from Croc Bridge in Kruger National Park, have emerged and suggest that he travelled some 150km from the south-east to arrive here. And he recently passed a major test of his resolve when he stood his ground against the massive Anderson to protect his acquisition. This standoff took place just a kilometer from the lodge!  *This image is copyright of its original author The lovely Xidulu has been making herself at home in Shadow and Salayexe’s old haunts  *This image is copyright of its original author The infamous and illusive Anderson male  *This image is copyright of its original author Hukumuri has since mated more than once with our new western leopardess Xidulu (Ingrid Dam’s daughter from Londolozi Game Reserve) – including on one comical occasion when he was closely followed by a curious Mvula (now thought to have died of old age). Hukumuri has also been seen being seduced by Tiyani, who is still around and using the western strip of her mother, Salayexe’s former territory. The slightly older Xidulu has largely claimed this domain, but hopefully Tiyani’s small inheritance will allow her to find her feet and establish an area of her own. Tattered and faded, Mvula showing signs of his age  *This image is copyright of its original author Tingana… “King Ting”, the Duke of Djuma and the Beast from the East  *This image is copyright of its original author Hukumuri and Xidulu’s presence has also had effects in the east, where there are leopardesses with dependent and sub-adult offspring of Tingana’s. Shadow and her yet-to-be-named daughter have not been seen since the new arrivals started venturing into the western part of our eastern traversing area, and scent-marking and vocalizing to claim territory. A weary Tingana has also withdrawn further north-east and is looking better for it. Luckily for him, nothing much has been seen or heard of his original eastern rival, Quarantine (Mvula’s son). Hosanna  *This image is copyright of its original author Hukumuri is also likely to have had a part to play in Thamba’s (Tingana and Thandi’s son) move towards Londolozi and Singita’s Kruger concessions – although, run-ins with his half-brother, Hosanna (Tingana and Karula’s son) also probably had an influence. Hosanna has since been seen a little worse for wear, wandering as far as Manyeleti Game Reserve, north of Kruger. Shadow hobbled her way through a hindleg injury only to vanish shortly after Xidulu’s arrival  *This image is copyright of its original author Shadows daughter has also seemingly disappeared  *This image is copyright of its original author Interesting what a stir one male (leopard) can make! He is a handsome male and, after a nervous start, has proven himself a force to be reckoned with – and a fine animal to view – having established himself properly, knowing his territory, resident rivals, and lodges well by now. And with Tingana having had many offspring in this area, its high time for a shake-up in the gene pool, which can only do our resident leopard population good. We eagerly await the arrival of Hukumuri’s cubs in the not too distant future!
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.  *This image is copyright of its original author 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.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Nick Kleer - Londolozi.
A very fierce looking Anderson male stalks the Flat rock male who kept his distance as to avoid contact..very intense atmosphere filled with growls and scent marking from both cats...
Credits to Gert Smit - Elephant Plains.
Anderson male.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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