Monday, October 8, 2007

Driving back to camp for lunch we noticed in the distance a gathering of jeeps along the track on the opposite side of the river so we decided to go and check it out before getting some grub. As we approached I thought to myself, "I hope it´s a leopard in a tree with its kill". To my great thrill it was! Perhaps the most rewarding single sighting on a safari is actually seeing a leopard because these solitary creatures are much more difficult to find than a pride of lions. Actually seeing one resting in the branches after hefting its meal into the tree to protect it from marauding predators is the proverbial cherry on top.

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