Nature can be extremely cruel sometimes and this cruelty is often executed in such a way as to leave one feeling very disheartened. The dominant male leopard in the south of the reserve, The Fountains Tom, showed us an example of the true circle of life when he stalked and killed a male cheetah in front of our guests. There was never ever any doubt that predators such as this big male leopard will try and eliminate any competition in their territory but the fact that he took his prey up a tree to feed on it for 2 days was astonishing. Predators killing other predators is not often what comes to mind when one thinks of seeing a hunt in the bush. This phenomenon is something harsh to experience first hand but a reminder that only the fittest will survive. These series of photos show the event as they occurred. Scott Yammin
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:17:32 +0000