A celebration of the leopard through Rudi Hulsof’s eyes

The unimaginable leopard viewing simply continues, rain or shine.A big portion of February was moist and wet right here at Singita Lebombo Lodge, however that definitely didn’t cease us having the ability to nonetheless have wonderful sightings this month.On an overcast morning this previous week, the Pelajambu Male was treed by 13 members of the Mananga #lion pleasure.After watching them calm down about 150m away, he cautiously descended the lifeless Leadwood and made his secure escape, not even getting a look from the now sleeping lions.

We’re a privileged few that get to name, being within the presence of perfection, each day – Work. The Dumbana 3:3 male leopard and his brother are nonetheless offering us with spectacular insights into the lifetime of a leopard as they proceed to develop up and mature right here at Singita Lebombo. Their mom, the Dumbana feminine, with whom ties have been severed in October final 12 months already, was seen yesterday with at the very least one cub as she moved den websites. We hope the brand new additions to our leopard inhabitants will develop as much as pose simply as fantastically as this man did this morning.

Identical to while you ask somebody to smile for the digital camera they usually paste this expression on their face. One in all Nhlanguleni Feminine leopard daughters just a few weeks again awoke from a nap and was within the means of yawning. This leopard and her sister haven’t been seen for some time, not as a result of we expect they’ve vanished, however merely being hidden within the lengthy grass of summer time right here at Singita Lebombo Lodge.

I warned yesterday of the possible plethora of #leopard photographs I’d find yourself posting from a memorable sighting I had yesterday morning right here at Singita Lebombo Lodge. That is the subsequent, however definitely not the final {photograph}, capturing moments from an awesome morning spent on safari in South Africa’s flagship safari and wilderness vacation spot; the Kruger Nationwide Park.

For normal safari fans to the #greaterkrugernationalpark and the lodges that encompass the nationwide park, seeing leopards in bushes isn’t too unusual. By far the commonest tree to see a leopard mendacity in is a Marula tree. Now we have a really low density of Marula bushes right here at Singita Lebombo, however our massive variety of each dwelling and lifeless Leadwood bushes greater than make up for secure zones the place the cats can stash and defend kills, together with utilizing the leafless bushes to scan the huge open grassland plains in quest of prey or competitors.

The antics of the 2 younger Dumbana male leopards are a unending supply of leisure right here at Singita Lebombo Lodge in Kruger Nationwide Park. That is the 1:1 spot sample pale male #leopard with the blue eyes.

It actually has been an epic week right here at Singita Lebombo Lodge. Kruger Nationwide Park by no means stops offering us with unimaginable alternatives to look at animal behaviour in essentially the most lovely wilderness settings. The Dumbana Feminine #leopard and an as-yet-unnamed male leopard mated numerous instances on a rocky outcrop on one of many Lebombo Mountain ridges that run by way of the concession. Let’s hope that in just a few months from now, we shall be lucky sufficient to have new leopard cubs on the concession to look at rising up.