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Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Male

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Last night we also had the Marthly Male calling and scent marking south of the camp. It appears that Camp Pan is now having his territory ‘attacked’ on 2 fronts at the exact same time. How will he handle himself now?

Graeme Marais
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Itll be interesting to see if there is any interaction between Dudley Riverbank 5-5 Young Male and the Maxabeni Youngsters as well..
In a very close area we must have Camp Pan Male, Marthly Male, Dudley Riverbank 5-5 Young Male, and both Maxabeni Youngsters, must make for interesting game viewing.

Penny Parker
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Is there any more that has happened between the two since then? Dudley Riverbank 5:5 is looking brave 🙂

Just yesterday, 3 April 2011, the Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Male was seen with the Vomba Young Female. He had chased her up a tree and was sitting at the base waiting for her to come down. There has been no more interaction between the males.

Great comment Graeme…it is true we have a huge number of male leopards in a relatively small area! Someone, I feel, is going to have to give and move out! How much longer can Camp Pan maintain his throne?

B L Pfleeger
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Good to know that 5:5 has become independent and is trying to establish territory. In 2003, when my husband and I were there, he was still hanging very close to 3:4, his grandmother, at about two years of age.

patrick
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Its amazing that a small area has like 5male leopards. I am from Kenya and am a great wildlife fan. Most films I have watched on leopards are mostly on females. E.g big cat diary. But what i relish is watching a male leopard in all its majesty and pride. I mean female leopards, I see them being meek to animals like hyena and baboon. I know a hulking 90kg camp male would tear any of those apart. Good work keep us posted.

Patrick agreed! Although the deft and petite beauty of a female leopard is incredibly graceful and stunning to see, a big male leopard is just such a beautiful and impressive cat. Their ability to challenge larger prey and their confidence when moving through the bush is truly something special. This male leopard, the Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Male is just starting to reach his full size and it is going to be brilliant to watch him grow…

Stunning, one can see the man means business!

He certainly does. This male leopard seems to get bigger and stronger every time I encounter him!

Im heading to Londolozi in August and am absolutely delirious with excitement in thinking of what will unfold with Camp Pan by then…..he is truly a majestic cat!

He is awesome Sian and a huge amount could unfold before then. Hopefully you will get to experience both Camp Pan and Dudley Riverbank 5:5 in action.

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