Finally KTP
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All sorts again, Peej!
Love the gecko, and the mongoose!
And of course Hanri to spend time with, lovely when they come towards you!
Love the gecko, and the mongoose!
And of course Hanri to spend time with, lovely when they come towards you!
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That gecko was very cool... interesting colours. The ones here at home are quite pale and bland in comparison
Thanks Pumbaa... we had a lot of close up secretary birds which was nice, and finally finding a cheetah that was a bit closer was rewarding
Thanks for the gecko id nan
Yep she seemed in great condition Mel
And that "leopard" tree really didn't have any spots that we could see... even in the area you circled. Most of the light patches are just the background coming through between the branches
She didn't get the "come towards us" memo quite correct... she continued wandering along the other side of the riverbed. But still it was our best cheetah sighting
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Hanri continued wandering along the riverbed and it seemed as though she was on the lookout for a meal.
We were hopeful that she might come across in our direction but it wasn't to be. Instead she climbed up out of the riverbed and up onto the ridge where we had one last look at her before she disappeared
Hanri had been walking along between Houmoed and Monro, so we were left with a bit of a conundrum... should we go hang out by Monro where leopard had been seen the past 4 evenings, or go back past Houmoed where there was supposedly a leopard in a tree
We decided (along with quite a few others) to go park off at Monro, but after a bit of waiting we did check out Houmoed as well. There didn't seem to be any sign of the leopard so we went back to Monro again and waited a while longer. Eventually we called time on the waiting and started heading back to camp, but by now a number of cars had parked up by Houmoed because the leopard had appeared and was chilling out near the waterhole
This was Kutyhilwa again who we had seen early one morning a few days back. The borehole pump housing kind of got in the way of photos but it was busy (for KTP) so we didn't have an alternative to begin with
But soon other cars were heading back to camp and we got into a nice spot to enjoy watching her as she checked out the surroundings
I'm sure her tail is the same length as other leopards, but she loves flicking it around and in doing so she makes it look reeeeeally long
We stayed with her as long as we could, but it was getting dark and eventually we had to head back to camp
What a day it had been! After no cats the day before, we had seen Lion, African Wild Cat, Cheetah and Leopard all in one day
We were hopeful that she might come across in our direction but it wasn't to be. Instead she climbed up out of the riverbed and up onto the ridge where we had one last look at her before she disappeared
Hanri had been walking along between Houmoed and Monro, so we were left with a bit of a conundrum... should we go hang out by Monro where leopard had been seen the past 4 evenings, or go back past Houmoed where there was supposedly a leopard in a tree
We decided (along with quite a few others) to go park off at Monro, but after a bit of waiting we did check out Houmoed as well. There didn't seem to be any sign of the leopard so we went back to Monro again and waited a while longer. Eventually we called time on the waiting and started heading back to camp, but by now a number of cars had parked up by Houmoed because the leopard had appeared and was chilling out near the waterhole
This was Kutyhilwa again who we had seen early one morning a few days back. The borehole pump housing kind of got in the way of photos but it was busy (for KTP) so we didn't have an alternative to begin with
But soon other cars were heading back to camp and we got into a nice spot to enjoy watching her as she checked out the surroundings
I'm sure her tail is the same length as other leopards, but she loves flicking it around and in doing so she makes it look reeeeeally long
We stayed with her as long as we could, but it was getting dark and eventually we had to head back to camp
What a day it had been! After no cats the day before, we had seen Lion, African Wild Cat, Cheetah and Leopard all in one day
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What a beauty she is
You got very lucky that evening drive. Spots all around
@Lis, sorry I hadn't seen your question about Hanri's age. She'll turn 12 in March. Legend!
You got very lucky that evening drive. Spots all around
@Lis, sorry I hadn't seen your question about Hanri's age. She'll turn 12 in March. Legend!
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That's alright! I got your answer all the same
How beautiful Kutyhilwa is She is still young enough to play with her tail
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Beautiful stuff, Peej, and reward for persevering!
A lucky day indeed!
That shoddy work at the waterhole would drive me mad...not neat at all, obviously they don't have elephants there!
A lucky day indeed!
That shoddy work at the waterhole would drive me mad...not neat at all, obviously they don't have elephants there!
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WoW PJL,
what incredible leopard shots and still cheetah pictures
Must have been a very successful day
what incredible leopard shots and still cheetah pictures
Must have been a very successful day
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Thanks everyone for the comments
Our last day in the park had arrived, so we planned to make the most of our drives. The morning would see us head up the Auob to see if Kutyhilwa was still around, then over the lower dune road and back down the Nossob riverbed.
Crossing the dunes over to the Auob we were treated to another spectacular sunrise
We kept a good eye out as we travelled along to Houmoed, but there was nothing to be found so we continued on up to Monro where we stumbled across not one but two leopard
This was Kutyhilwa again along with her brother Boniswa
Boniswa is going to be big like his father
Kutyhilwa then started wandering more down in our direction
After some scent marking at a tree she continued across the road and on towards the waterhole
And then a nice long drink
Our last day in the park had arrived, so we planned to make the most of our drives. The morning would see us head up the Auob to see if Kutyhilwa was still around, then over the lower dune road and back down the Nossob riverbed.
Crossing the dunes over to the Auob we were treated to another spectacular sunrise
We kept a good eye out as we travelled along to Houmoed, but there was nothing to be found so we continued on up to Monro where we stumbled across not one but two leopard
This was Kutyhilwa again along with her brother Boniswa
Boniswa is going to be big like his father
Kutyhilwa then started wandering more down in our direction
After some scent marking at a tree she continued across the road and on towards the waterhole
And then a nice long drink
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The leopard is a beauty, Miss KTP 2022
but the photos are "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
but the photos are "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
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