The Boskop Leopard

My only previous sighting of a wild leopard was back in 2003 when I was in Kruger National Park South Africa and that lasted for about 2 seconds as it soon vanished into the bush. Since then I have spent a total of 10 months in Africa and even spent 24 hours in a hide at a waterhole, smack bang in prime leopard terratory and still had not seen one.

However, that all changed 2 days ago when low and behold as we were driving back home to Boskop what was sitting right beside the road on a dirt mound? Only a flipping gorgeous leopard thats what! I brought the car to a screeching halt with Kate's screams of LEEEEOPARDDDDSTOPPPPP! In my ears and to our amazement it just stayed where it was. We watched each other for a good 10 minutes, before it eventufly lost interest in us and dissapeard into the bush. It was AMAZING and well worth the wait!

Its not the first time a leopard has been seen in this area recently and I heard a leopard growling whilst lying in bed the other week. so it seems Boskop has its own resident leopard! Brilliant!