I have been visiting South Africa’s wild places for all my 40+ years, and yet there’s still many of their treasures I am yet to see. Following our September visit to the Kruger National Park I can now finally tick my first ever encounter with a leopard cub! We found the little one lazily watching the passing vehicles from a rocky outcrop along the main road between Tshokwane and Skukuza.
What luck!
Leopard cub (photo by Joubert)
Leopard cub in a rocky outcrop between Tshokwane and Skukuza
Leopard cub in a rocky outcrop between Tshokwane and Skukuza
Leopard cub in a rocky outcrop between Tshokwane and Skukuza
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Tog te oulik pa!
Isn’t it just great to get firsts? Makes one feel special… and a little more alive, doesn’t it? 😉
It was such a memorable event, AJ. Better than winning the lottery.
Wonderful shots of the cub. I hope he is safe, not to be captured.
Thanks, Miriam. At least we know in Kruger he should be safe from human hands.
I’m glad to hear that. Thank you for letting me know.
That must have been such an exciting moment! Wow! I’ve done many, many safaris but never spotted a leopard cub. Such a great spot! Fingers crossed for my next visit to Kruger and Hluhluwe in February. Will share the photos on my blog as well 🤗
We were very, very excited and I really hope you will be as lucky!
Dis nou ‘n groot bonus of geluk wat jul getref het. Luiperd se kind is mos maar sku vir mense en veral daglig ook. Sjoe dis steeds ongelooflik gelukkig.
Ons het regtig van oor tot oor geglimlag, Ineke.
Wonderful. The cub looks totally comfy and relaxed, which is great to see.
Such a special encounter, Carol.
Cool capture. And congratulations 😀 😀
Thanks so much, Cee!
That’s a brilliant sighting, Dries. Joubert’s photo is superb. Obviously following in dad’s footsteps. 😃👏🏻
Pretty soon he’ll be handling all the blog’s photos, Sylvia. Then I’ll just be needed to steer the car…
That is awesome! Leopards are not good about showing their young to the tourists!
I hope I won’t have to wait another 40 years before seeing another leopard cub, Helen.
I’m sure you won’t When you retire you will have more opportunity 😁
Of my gosh! How lucky!!
I know, right!?
Dis fantasties!
Dink ons ook, dankie Aletta!
Oh, brilliant!
We thought so too, Sue!
😊
What a little gem! Well spotted, in more ways than one,
We’ll remember this encounter for a long, long time.
How exciting!
We were out of our skins with excitement!
A rare sight! Congratulation! 🙂
We were very pleased, Len
Sharp spotting! That cub couldn’t have been easy to see – especially if you were first on the scene. It shows the value of driving slowly and keeping your eyes peeled for anything unusual.
Spot on, Anne. In our experience the slower you drive the more you will see. Definitely.
What an exciting moment for you and your family! Congratulations!!
We felt truly blessed, Takami.
Good find! It’s like me when I find a new bird! I can just imagine that the parents of the leopard must be not very far from it. 🙂
Indeed, H.J., the mom was lying very close, just behind the rock and for the most part out of sight. Leopard males take no interest in raising their offspring, that job falls squarely and only on the females.
Oh wow. Well spotted 😄, Dries. How exciting.
Thank you, Tracy!