Where to find a Leopard

Ravenscourt young male on 25 Dec at Singita Sabi 

Leopards can be found in a variety of different locations and thats one of reasons it's so important for you to send us the exact location of where you took your picture - so that we can track their whereabouts and movements for you.

Leopard by the lake on 23 july 2013 at Lake Panic

Their Territories depends on availability of prey and den sites. Leopards are solitary and territorial.
Typically a male will cover a territory of 16 - 96 km2 overlapping up to 6 female territories of 5,6 – 30 km2.

Territorial males’ priorities are females, whilst females have priorities to food and den sites.

Leopard in the sand on 28 June 2013, H14, 1km from H9, Kruger National Park

The Movement of leopards is mostly nocturnal, but do move around during the day. They start getting active 45mins before sunset and stop 2-3 hours after sunrise.

Leopard looking up on 28th Sept 2013 at Lubylube

Both sexes spray urine, while the males also scrape the ground with their hind feet. Urine is used as territorial marker and rubs off when they walk.

• Leopards urine smells like butter popcorn. 

• Males detect females on heat from the smell of their urine. 

• Leopards reach a top speed of 60 km/h over short distances, before tiring.

Panting leopard on 29th Dec 2009 at S28 8kms north of H4-2