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AstroMatt, I will definitely follow thru w/ your request next week. (We are in the Keys currently, so info. not avail.) Thanks again, also to wanderw. Fascinating info. everyone is providing here. I do have some more I need help with, so will continue posting in a few days.

I need help on these two please.


Female (I think) seen Oct. 2009 atop the hill coming out of Grootkolk. After she crossed the road we heard another leopard calling. It turned out to be a male who had just crossed the road headed toward Grootkolk waterhole. Very quickly moved out of sight, and only managed a bum shot, so not much help there but will post anyway 'cause you all are wizards at this so maybe you can pull off another amazing feat.

Female (?)





(I'm having trouble w/ the connection, so will enter these 2 pics of the female and keep trying for the last one of the female and one of the male)

3rd pic of the female:



Male bum shot:

Africat are you sure the second pic of the first post is a female

No, anne-marie, I'm not...hence the (?) I can't quite decide if it has thingys, or if that's just a flat area. hehehe

The male bum shot I'm sure of, however.

@AFRICAT - WOW! You ARE lucky with leopards!
I can ID your male bum shot - this is Grootkolk 2 in the ID guide, and first time he is appearing on this thread!
As far as your other leopard goes - I need to do a more detailed check in the morning.
Again, thank you for posting!

This IDing is very addictive!
AFRICAT - your 1st 3 leopard pix are of Grootkolk1 - a male! You do have interesting sightings! 2 males in close proximity! WOW!
Now I can go to bed!

Fantastic pics

wanderw -- we are all very grateful that you find ID'ing leo's so addictive

Great job

Thank you wanderw…sorry to cut into your sleep, but I also find it very very intriguing to figure out who's who. I lack your skill and expertise, but not your enthusiasm.

This next one came to the Grootkolk waterhole the next day after our encounter with the previous 2, males Grootkolk 1 and 2 as it turns out. We were in unit 4, so quite far away.

@AFRICAT - Thank you for posting! You saw Kanna at the Grootkolk waterhole. Can I ask when exactly this was in October 2009? Rosa, Kanna's cub, was born in early 2010, so I am wondering again - perhaps you also saw Rosa's father the previous day!

To the forumites out there - If you are enthusiastic about the leopard IDs, please try to give IDing a bash - it is not as difficult as you think, and generally, the more you try, the more you develop an eye for it. Kanna and Grootkolk 2 were IDed straight from AstroMatt's ID guide.

wanderw, here are the exact dates:

Oct.4, 2009 Maja seen at the scenic overlook south of Kielie Krankie




Oct. 14, 2009 Tswana w/ offspring at Moravet waterhole on the dune road (posted prev.)

Oct.18, 2009 Grootkolk males 1 &2 just outside camp (posted rev.)

Oct.19, 2009 Kanna at the grootkolk waterhole (posted prev.)

Oct.26, 2009 Maja, again, in area of Monroe waterhole



A couple more of Maja from years ago: Oct. 15, 2006 Maja just outside TweeR



Oct. 11, 2007 Maja w/ Jannie (?) based on date of him first being seen as May 2007





AstroMatt where/how do I access your spreadsheet please?

wow... magnificent
thank you for these pictures of so beautiful Leopards

@AFRICAT - Thank you for all the 'date/ place seen' info, and for posting your other sightings. You were lucky with leopards in 2009! Great pix of Maja, who has a special place in my heart!

AstroMatt's spreadsheet can be found in 'KTP leopard sightings' in the link below

http://www.ast.uct.ac.za/~schurch/leopards/

My pleasure, anne-marie. Glad you enjoyed them. Yes, wanderw, 2009 was a very good year for us. In 2010 we saw...ZERO leopards. Maja holds a special place in my heart as well. She was my very first LIT, and I honestly think she has the most perfect face I've seen in a leopard. She's gorgeous. Thanks for the link.