Shortly before Christmas, the rangers at Africa on Foot reported a massive leopard kill which saw four leopards feeding on an impala. Cleo, the female leopard was spotted dragging a carcass past the vehicle; closely followed by her 2 sub-adult cubs and the adult male, Shaka. Shaka is believed to be the father of the cubs – this is evident based on the fact that Cleo shared her kill with him and allowed him close to the cubs.
Our rangers witnessed Cleo dragging the kill up the tree and lapping up water to cure their thirst from devouring the impala. Darryn Murray managed to capture a few moments on camera but could not photograph all 4 because they crossed over into a neighbouring property.
To date, both Christina and Darryn have recorded this as being one of their top wildlife sightings of 2013.
Cleo – the female leopard who killed an impala in the Klaserie – image by Darryn Murray
Cleo – image by Darryn Murray
Cleo dragging the impala kill to a tree to hide it from other predators – image by Darryn Murray
Cleo dragged her impala kill into a tree – image taken by Darryn Murray