Africa Wild

I told him we would find our own leopard.

A hazardous promise

If you see two leopards in one day, can one be used to cover a day when there are no leopards?

The pics aren't great, but proof nonetheless!

Who cares about the quality of the pics, the leopard is real and that's what counts

Dzombo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:15 am @Flutterby,

Slow drives are so frustrating!
Time in Kruger is limited. So a drive when one doesn't see much is a missed opportunity.

Fantastic cat sightings.

I hate those slow/quiet drives.

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:36 pm Thanks so much, Flutterby,

love all the buffaloes as well as the nyala

plus more lions and even two leopards on one drive again

Yes, another good drive.

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:14 pm

I told him we would find our own leopard.

A hazardous promise

But I delivered on my promise!

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:14 pm If you see two leopards in one day, can one be used to cover a day when there are no leopards?

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:14 pmWho cares about the quality of the pics, the leopard is real and that's what counts

Yes, indeed!

The next morning we packed the car for our drive home. We had decided to go out at Malelane Gate so headed down the H1-1 and H3. I said to the Brat, that in order to keep our record of seeing a leopard everyday, we needed to find one on the drive out, but as we've never had much luck on our last drives in the park he didn't hold out much hope and said that the last morning didn't count, only full days in the park.

We then decided to do one last loop drive, so took the S118 and S114 back to the H3. As we turned right from the S118 onto the S114, we saw vehicles stopped to the left of the intersection. The Brat then spotted a leopard walking up towards us!! We could see that it was going towards the S118, so we did a quick u-turn. It crossed the road in front of us, but we only managed to start taking pics when it had already crossed.

One last ellie.


And so, we had ended our trip with another fantastic leopard sighting!! As I said at the beginning of this TT, this was our best trip ever for leopard sightings, and the first time we had seen leopard everyday, even including the last day.

Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting...until next time.

It sounds incredible to say: a leopard a day; (Bushcraft is an exception not included in the "statistics" ) but you managed and I am very, very

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to do an interesting and very well-written TT

P.S. Is the Brat still studying or living the good life in CPT?

The sugar thieving boons

I find those quiet sighting days stressful, but lions, even if a busy sighting, is still worth it if there’s nothing else happening.

It wasn’t a quiet afternoon though, another 2 x leopards.

Then end your trip with another leopard

An excellent "leopard trip" Flutts and Brat

Leopards galore, Flutts, and very rare to see on from camp!

I wonder what those Kruger tablets lions were eating, almost looks like sable?

The baboons are hectic at Skukuza still, I see, something needs to be done!

And a leppi on the way home!


A very successful trip indeed, looking forward to the next one!

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:12 pm
The baboons are hectic at Skukuza still, I see, something needs to be done!

The ones at Tschokwane seem to have been "dealt with".
There weren't any hanging around in August

Flutts - Fantastic ending to your trip

Thanks so much Flutterby,

indeed it was a spotted trip report - Hopefully one day we will also be able in seeing leopards every day

Thanks so much once again

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 12:38 pm It sounds incredible to say: a leopard a day; (Bushcraft is an exception not included in the "statistics" ) but you managed and I am very, very

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to do an interesting and very well-written TT

P.S. Is the Brat still studying or living the good life in CPT?

Thanks Lis. We were very lucky with all the leopards. The Brat finished his honours degree last year and is working and living the good life in CPT. He has applied to do his Masters in New York next year, but it costs a fortune so if he gets accepted he will only be able to do it if he also gets a scholarship.

Bushcraft wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 4:33 pm The sugar thieving boons

I find those quiet sighting days stressful, but lions, even if a busy sighting, is still worth it if there’s nothing else happening.

It wasn’t a quiet afternoon though, another 2 x leopards.

Then end your trip with another leopard

An excellent "leopard trip" Flutts and Brat

Thanks BC. A great trip for leopards but not so much for other cats or wild dogs.

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:12 pm Leopards galore, Flutts, and very rare to see on from camp!

I wonder what those Kruger tablets lions were eating, almost looks like sable?

The baboons are hectic at Skukuza still, I see, something needs to be done!

And a leppi on the way home!


A very successful trip indeed, looking forward to the next one!

The fridges are inside at Skukuza now so I think they are trying to solve the problem.

Dzombo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:30 am

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:12 pm
The baboons are hectic at Skukuza still, I see, something needs to be done!

The ones at Tschokwane seem to have been "dealt with".
There weren't any hanging around in August

Flutts - Fantastic ending to your trip

Thanks Dzombo. We only saw the baboons that one time, so I think they are sort of under control.

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:33 pm Thanks so much Flutterby,

indeed it was a spotted trip report - Hopefully one day we will also be able in seeing leopards every day

Thanks so much once again

Thanks Pumbaa. Will hold thumbs for you!