We have seen images from Savute of leopards leaping into the mud to pull catfish from the sticky channel, and we’ve seen footage of jaguars catching caimans in the backwaters of the South American rainforests. Now Luangwa’s leopards are vying for their own place in the lime-light….by taking on crocodiles! More on this story later, but for now, have a look at these images and short video!
We found this large leopard resting on a fallen tree at dusk. He descended and called, starting to mark his territory. We followed for a while and then left him when he went to drink at the river.
Returning soon after, we found him (I actually heard him rustling in the leaf litter before we saw him!) dragging a carcass through the long grass. It wasn’t easy to see what it was immediately….
….until suddenly he turned towards us and we could see that he’d killed a crocodile!
