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Highlights

Well hello there. I have been very neglecting of you lately, and for that I apologise. I have been very busy, and just honestly living life and enjoying every moment of it. Also, when I do have time for blogs, I have been writing some blogs for Panthera’s Field Notes blog (which I always re-post on here for you too). How is it nearing … Read More Highlights

Cheetah Game of Thrones

(As featured on Panthera’s Field Notes blog, http://www.panthera.org) During the first 18 months of their lives, cheetah cubs learn the essential skills for hunting and how to be a cheetah from their mums. They rely on their mothers for food and protection against other predators during these vital and precarious months. Then, they reach maturity, gain independence, and separate from their mothers. But siblings … Read More Cheetah Game of Thrones

An Unlucky Leopard

Meet Tokoloshe, a female leopard living in South Africa’s Soutpansberg Mountains. Tokoloshe was named after a dwarf-like water sprite in Zulu mythology that can become invisible and is rarely seen. Luckily, camera trap surveys have made Tokoloshe less elusive than these fabled creatures, and researchers have been able to watch her mature into a beautiful leopardess. Since first spotted on cameras set by the … Read More An Unlucky Leopard