Across social media, many are reminiscing about their trips to South Africa’s incredible national parks before lockdown. We can only live vicariously through our photographs at this stage.
One video, shared by Thinus Delport to Latest Sightings stands out among the pre-lockdown memories. Delport captured the moment a female leopard crossed the road with two tiny cubs in tow.
It’s one thing to happen upon an unobstructed view of a leopard but the rarity of seeing a mother with such young cubs is a whole different ball game. The incredibly lucky encounter took place six kilometres from Lower Sabie going toward Crocodile Bridge, according to Delport who spoke to Latest Sightings.
He explained to Latest Sightings: ‘Early morning, my daughters and I left the camp looking for leopards. They were convinced that there are no leopards in the Kruger, as neither of them had ever seen one. As we drove, I jokingly convinced them to start singing in the car, to draw the leopards out, and so they did – and to my surprise – it actually worked!’
He continued, ‘We hit a traffic jam where a few cars were stationary. It seemed like visitors were looking at a pride of lions. My daughter noticed that in the thicket behind our vehicle, there was a mother leopard trying to move her cubs!!’
Take a look at the incredible sighting below:
Image: Thinus Delport/ Latest Sightings/ Screenshot from YouTube video
