Leopard

[Richprins]

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15:45
Leopard was stationary and walked off just now
“Amazing, amazing sighting”
S83 (Maroela Loop), about 3.5km from the H1-2
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Ryno Jones

[Lisbeth]

A real beauty

[RogerFraser]

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Kruger Sightings
Published on Jun 25, 2019

The saying “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” couldn’t hold any more true than what is seen in this video! It’s a warthog’s lucky day when a rival leopard spots this scene and fights the leopard that is busy killing him, allowing the warthog to escape!
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Tarryn Rae, 33-year-old field guide for Mankwe GAMETRACKERS (https://www.mankwegametrackers.co.za), had this once in a lifetime sighting of the warthog escape this past weekend in Pilanesberg!
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Tarryn Rae shared her experience with LatestSightings.com: “On this particular day, I was out with a guest on a 6-hour game drive with lunch. My guest had mentioned to me that the top of his sightings wishlist for the day was a Leopard (Wishful thinking as I don't have the best of luck with Leopard sightings).”

“I must admit, the first three hours were a little quiet as it was still rather cold and no one had seen any big cats. We stopped for a troop of baboons that were walking around and playing on the road. While watching the baboons having a great time, I heard that a leopard had been spotted about 2km up the road we were on.”

“While we waited for the baboons to move off, we heard that the leopard had climbed down the tree it was in and disappeared. I told my guest about it and said we should head up there anyway and give it a try, maybe it comes out again”

“The game viewer ahead of me had gone to the area where the leopard had been seen and said there was no sign of it. So when we then stopped to look at two small warthogs for a brief second and while watching them, I mentioned to my guest that leopards love eating warthogs. I couldn’t even finish my sentence when my guest said "there's a leopard!!" - sure as nuts, there was a massive warthog with a Leopard attached to it.”

“The Leopard had just jumped on a warthog which was bigger than him. He had only managed to get a grip of the back of the warthog's neck, putting him an awkward position as the warthog kept trying to fling him off. If the Leopard had to let go at that point he could possibly get injured by the massive tusks the warthog has. The leopard kept hold of his prize, constantly trying to get a better grip, with the warthog giving a high pitched squeal.”

“They eventually ended up in a bush. I then turned to my guest and said all the squealing is going to attract some attention from other predators. The next thing we looked up and another big male leopard was crossing the road in the direction of the squealing warthog. This was possibly the leopard that had originally been spotted and reported further down the road.”

“He stopped to smell around the trees where the warthog had first been caught and then headed toward the bush where the squealing was coming from. The leopards came face to face with each other and it was almost as though they said: "Let's take this outside" as they started to follow each other out of the bush. I thought the one was dragging the warthog but as they stepped into the clearing we could see the blood all over its face but no warthog insight.”

“They stood eyeing each other out for a second and then the claws came out and a fight erupted. After they had their fight, the intruder that stumbled across the leopard with his warthog became submissive. In the meantime, the Leopards were so busy fighting they didn't notice the very shocked, injured but determined warthog walking out from the bush and make its way towards a burrow. The two then chased each other up a hill and out of sight. They were seen around there a few times throughout the day probably looking for the warthog.”


“This was a first for me! I have never seen a leopard catch something let alone two leopards having a fight. It was really such an adrenaline rush and a feeling of gratitude to be in a position to witness this kind of interaction. It was sad to see the warthog fighting for its life and the squealing does get to you - but you realize that the leopard has to eat too. At the end on this day, it was the warthogs lucky day, if he survived his injuries.”

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[Richprins]

What a classic fight!

I wonder if that warthog was not a bit too big for the leopard anyway?

[Lisbeth]

Better without sound

Lots of people around, engines running and two persons having a conversation But quite a sight

[Flutterby]

That is a once in a lifetime sighting!! Amazing!

[Lisbeth]

Extraordinary sighting: One-eyed leopard

Posted on 8 November, 2018 by Guest Blogger in Animal Encounters, Destinations, Tanzania, Wildlife


© Holger W. Grauel

Written, and photographs, by Holger W. Grauel

It was a rather cold morning in the Tarangire National Park in Tanzania as we headed out on our first game drive of the day. The animals were not very active, so I didn’t expect to see any sort of extraordinary sighting.

As we were driving through the park, enjoying the fabulous landscape, we approached a single tree and from a distance I could spot something hanging down from it. Upon closer inspection we realised it was a leopard with its kill – a great sighting for us!

However, even more of a surprise was that this leopard only had one eye!



It is not clear how the leopard was injured, but looking closely through my camera lens I could see that the eye had been scratched out. The wound looked quite bad, and it probably wasn’t too long ago that it was injured. But, I was happy in the fact that the leopard had its kill up in the tree, meaning that it is still able to effectively hunt and is able to survive despite this handicap.

So, the question remains: was the leopard injured by another leopard? Or maybe by another predator like a lion?

[Flutterby]

Amazing how animals can adapt and carry on!

[Mel]

I find it incredible that an animal would be able to hurt another in such a precise way

Glad to see the leopard is still able to fend for himself.

[Richprins]

It could even have been done by a prey animal.