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The funeral for the 30-month-old who got mauled by a leopard on Wednesday (June 5, 2019) will be held on Sunday at Mkhuhlu. Courtney Ntimane was attacked by a leopard at Malelane living quarters and was rushed to the nearest hospital but unfortunately did not make it.

Two leopards were shot in the immediate vicinity of the scene, an adult female and a sub-adult female and they both correspond with reports from eyewitnesses.

The postmortem on the leopards revealed that they were in very good condition with good teeth and no obvious injuries prior to death. The adult female was carrying a lot of body fat, but with an empty gut and the youngster also was in great condition with fresh impala in its stomach. This means that they were not desperate animals, and it probably was opportunistic instinct on the part of the adult.

SANParks would like reassures visitors and other stakeholders who visit the KNP that the area is safe as long as they observe rules and regulations when in the Park, especially around the illegal feeding of animals. SANParks strongly discourages people from doing such as these wild animals lose their fear of humans and venture into these areas.

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