Saturday, 21 February 2026

Leopard!

The next new mammal to me came at 00:00, species number 71 😅 Species that I had been waiting for the beginning, the Leopard (Panthera pardus)! Wow! It is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera. Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, leopard populations are currently threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and are declining in large parts of the global range. I would love to see this species live in nature.

The location was Jaci’s Dam Cam at Sabi Sand Nature Reserve.











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