South African Leopards

I would have to say that the five different leopards we saw in South Africa were the most stunningly beautiful creatures of all the sightings. Chapeau to God on the design of their coat and powerful sleekness of their body. We saw a mother with two cubs, an adult male, and an adolescent female. David and Jason took all the good photos with David's big new camera. I took some dinky little photos for fun with my camera. Probably all the photos I will share were taken by David and Jason. Thanks, guys!

Leopard tracks, as spotted by our trackers Tyrone and Patrick, and photographed by Jason (this one is an adult female)

 

David and Emily watch the walking male leopard

 

An adolescent female leopard lounges in a tree

 

Male leopard resting after a double kill (kudu and impala - we saw the evidence)

 

Siblings

 

Leopard cubs at rest

 

The mother

 

Long tail!

 

Male walking

 

Male leopard atop a termite mound as a vantage point

 

What a beautiful animal God made!

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