The Leopard
Enjoy and/or contribute to our photo gallery of the highly elusive Leopard. We asked visitors to share their holiday snaps with us. Below is a gallery and some of the experiences that travellers had while game viewing in our beautiful country. Click on any photo to enlarge and view a slideshow.
Submitted by South Africa Editor (SA)
Leopard seen in the Mala Mala Game Reserve in Mpumalanga. Courtesy of SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM.
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
Very relaxed female leopard at Lagoon Camp , Kwando region. Was a fantastic experience to be so close to her.
Submitted by Jean Graham (South Africa)
This leopard is seen fairly often but retreats to a culvert when the cars become too much
Submitted by Christine Lucas (SA)
She was happy having us around and we could spend some time with her, but when another car approached she quickly disappeared.
Submitted by Alexandra McGowan (South Africa)
Taken at Kapama Lodge . We tracked this leopard on a game drive. great excitement
The Leopard {Panthera Pardus}
The most secretive and elusive of the large carnivores, the leopard is also the shrewdest. Pound for pound, it is the strongest climber of the larger cats and is capable of killing prey far larger than itself. The coloring of the leopard varies from white to bright golden brown, spotted with black spots and rosettes … read more about The Leopard.
Big 5 Photo Series
- The Leopard (this article)
- The Elephant
- The Rhino
- The Buffalo
- The Lion
