New leopard record

I’ve had a few occasions where I’ve seen 5 leopards on a safari. It happened twice in 2008, and once last year. Now I’ve down one better. On my last safari we saw leopard 5 times with 6 individuals. This female and cub (about 8 months old) we saw on a night drive. We spotted them on a rock in the river bed. After playing a bit they stood up and walked towards the road where they crossed right in front of us. It’s absolutely amazing to get views like this of a normally very elusive cat. I wonder if I’ll ever get to beat this record.

 

Simon Vegter

Wild Wings Safaris

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