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Leopard Stalk On our last safari through Kruger NP and heading back to camp I saw movement in the grasses down the dusty side road. We had just passed a small herd of Impala and here was this leopard stalking the herd, but around the front of our vehicle a male Impala came and challenged the leopard who retreated into the grasses. Big Cat,Leopard,Panthera pardus,animal,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Leopard Stalk

On our last safari through Kruger NP and heading back to camp I saw movement in the grasses down the dusty side road. We had just passed a small herd of Impala and here was this leopard stalking the herd, but around the front of our vehicle a male Impala came and challenged the leopard who retreated into the grasses.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    A male Impala challenged a leopard? That's incredible. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View RDodd's profile
      RDodd
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      Yes It did and I have uploaded a photo if the impala at the time. The guides said that leopards are reluctant to take on a male impala as they have dangerous horns. Posted 11 years ago

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The Leopard

The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus "Panthera". It is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia. Fossil records found in Italy suggest that in the Pleistocene it ranged as far as Europe.

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