The Leopard and Lion are two of our beautiful Big 5, so seeing them in one adrenaline-filled sighting is incredibly exciting!
Greater Kruger, South Africa (15 June 2021) – 36-year-old Ahmed Laher and his safari guests got to witness quite the adrenaline-filled sighting recently. They were watching a Leopard stalk Impala, and at the same time, a Lion was stalking the Leopard.
Ahmed Laher is a ranger at Sabi Sands who took his guest Shaida Sayed out for the day. Thye had spent around 20 minutes watching a female leopard in a tree and then setting off for her hunt. They were entranced by her stealth when a call over the radio alerted Ahmed to an approaching lion.
Once the lion arrived, they were able to watch it stalk the leopard and witness the pure agility of a leopard in its escape.
Ahmed shared the sighting LatestSightings.com along with the story of how he and his guests managed to capture this incredible sighting.
“While on a morning drive near the lodge, we found a leopardess relaxing under a tree; we sat and watched her for about 20 minutes. She eventually got up and was in stalking mode and very focused on what was ahead of her.”
“Another vehicle mentioned that there was a lion heading in her direction but was quite a distance away at the time. She kept looking out while stalking impala and unknowingly was being stalked herself. After about 15 minutes of watching her, we got a visual of a huge male lion behind us, slowly closing in on her; at that moment, we knew it was time to be quiet and watch 2 of the big 5 in 1 sighting and see what was about to unfold!”
“It was nail-biting as he kept getting closer and closer. He was silent and closing in on her inch by inch; we were all silent. As he got to about 10 meters, he darted towards her with such speed, but the leopardess reflexes were faster, and she managed to escape by a split second!”
“She ran into terrain that she knew would be to her advantage and up a tree to the highest point where she knew a lion would have no chance of getting to her. She stayed up in the tree, and the male lion took a nap under the tree waiting for her. He eventually got tired of waiting for her and wandered off.”
“We were nervous – adrenaline was pumping. Lost for words as this is not something you would witness every day. It was intense, and we were scared for the leopard, hoping she survives another day.”
Take a look at the incredible sighting below.
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