A young female leopard calls for a mate. Late one evening in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came across this young female leopard lying close to a small ditch. As we watched she gave a big yawn and then to our surprise started to call. It seems this was the first time she had...
A leopard goes for an evening stroll. As the sun was going down in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we found this young female Leopard in the sunshine. Our guide, David, was very skilful in positioning our vehicle so we had great views of this lovely leopard walking towards us in...
A lovely female leopard on a windy day. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara we had been searching for this female leopard for some time. This was a challenge because the extensive recent rains had caused the grass to grow very tall. We eventually found her hunkered down from the...
Leopard on a kill in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the previous day we had seen a leopard with a kill in the tree. We knew the leopard was resting during the day in some dense bushes close by. We thought in the afternoon she would return to her kill because there...
Leopard on the rocks. As the day drew to a close in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we suspected the female leopard we had seen much earlier was resting in the bushes. So, with the thought she might emerge and head towards a tree where she had stashed a kill, we positioned the...
Leopard climbs a tree at sunse. We had been tracking this leopard for a while in Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush Camp. The day was drawing to a close and we suspected that the leopard would rest in a tree overnight. Would the light fail before we could...
Leopard and her cub. Early one morning we found a Leopard and her cub in a tree in Mala Mala, South Africa. They had come down from the tree and set off walking through the bush. A fabulously charming sight! What a privilege to witness such moments in the life of...
Leopard plays with her young cub. Early one morning we found a Leopard and her cub in a tree in Mala Mala, South Africa. First the mother came down from the tree and she looked up to see what her cub was doing. In an instant, the cub leapt down from the tree and began...
A Leopard and her young cub play in a tree. Early in the morning in Mala Mala, South Africa, the mist had just lifted when we saw a female Leopard in a tree. Then to our surprise we spotted her 8 month old cub approaching the tree. The cub effortlessly climbed the...
Fabulous Male Leopard relaxes. We came across this wonderful male leopard in Mala Mala, South Africa. It had an Impala kill in a nearby tree and had obviously had a substantial meal. Now it was time to sleep it off.
Leopard and her two adorable cubs. For much of time in the Maasai Mara, Kenya we had focussed our efforts on this female Leopard. We knew she had two cubs: one male, one female. We wanted to see her with both cubs and this happened just once. She first greeted the...
An incredible encounter: Leopard and her cub share a kill in a tree. Kenya’s Maasai Mara is an amazing place to see leopards. We had been following this particular Leopard over several days because we knew she had two cubs. On this particular day, in the late...
A Leopard Calls for her cubs. We had been following this Leopard for some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We knew she had two cubs and we were very keen to see her with the cubs. We were very excited when she started to call for the cubs. We waited but unfortunately the...
Leopard retrieves a Thompson’s Gazelle kill from high in a tree. n Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been following this female leopard as she approached a tree where she had stashed a Thompson’s Gazelle kill high up in the canopy. She climbed the tree with ease even though...
A lovely Leopard does some grooming. The rain had finally stopped falling in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we spotted this female Leopard sitting by some croton bushes. She was very relaxed - just looking around and grooming. We watched for sometime before she fell asleep...
Black Leopard with her kill. The alarm calls of Guinea Fowl alerted us to the presence of a leopard. We were delighted to find that it was Giza, the famous Black Leopard (Black Panther) around Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. We got glimpses of her as she approached....
Black Leopard surveys her territory. The day was drawing to a close near Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya as we searched for Giza, the now famous Black Leopard of the area. Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness” is a most appropriate name for a black leopard. We had...
Black Leopard (black panther) relaxes in the shade. It was a very warm afternoon near Laikipa Wilderness Camp, Kenya when we found Giza, a stunning black leopard (black panther) relaxing deep in the undergrowth. Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness” is a most...
Stunning Back leopard. This female black leopard goes by the name of Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness”. A most appropriate name! We saw this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. It was late in the afternoon a she was...
A wonderful black leopard (or black panther). Leopards are fabulous big cats but finding a melanistic or black leopard is simply sensational. We were very fortunate to see this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. This...