A few days ago, one of Londolozi’s guests, Nic Lacgalvis was fortunate enough to witness the Camp Pan male making a spectacular kill in broad daylight.
Although traditionally leopards are known to be nocturnal hunters, they are also extremely adept in the daytime as well…
This video is a great example of the predator dynamics within the Sabi Sands. Typically an apex predator, such as the Camp Pan male, will make a kill and begin to feed on it. Once other predators arrive, the leopard will hoist its kills up a tree to evade these scavengers.
This is an incredible sighting to be able to witness and catch on camera. Well done to Nic.
Filmed by: Nic Lacgalvis
Written by: Rich Laburn
Incredible sighting – not only the kill, but then the action to keep his prize! Well shot Nic and thank you for sharing with all of us Sabi Sands fanatics!
Superb video! Thanks for sharing!
Sheila
WOW! What luck to be in the right place at the right time. Great capture! Sure doesn’t take long for those hyaenas to make their way to a kill happening does it.
Great video Nic, well done.
Karen, at Londolozi there is no such thing like “luck”, there is quality of rangers and trackers! These guys know what they have to do when and how.
Thanks for the comments Jos, admitedly we do place an extremely high emphasis on the quality of our ranging and tracking team as well as the decades of hard work and effort put in by past rangers and trackers to ensure we are privileged enough to have the game viewing that we do today.
It was their last drive of their stay at Londolozi. When I had asked these amazing guests the night before, at dinner, if they could see one thing, what would it be. The tentative response was, “I dont want to ask too much but if I could see a leopard in a tree, it would be a dream come true.” Its amazing how often this game lodge makes your dreams come true. Whats more, it was my 28th birthday that day! Thats one birthday I will never forget.
Graeme, glad that you were able to show your guests such an amazing sighting and on your birthday! Hopefully you continue to have such good fortune with the sightings that you witness as Londoz and that you also continue to make people’s dreams come true. Thanks for your thoughts.