On the main road to Kogatende airstrip a flick of a tail caught one of Mr. Jairo's exceptional eyes!!
Can you spot what he's staring at?
This beautiful female leopard had decided to make use of a ranger platform in this Sausage Tree - a perfect place to rest.
We've had little time to leave the lodge this last month - so imagine
our delight that on this morning`s mad dash for supply (some sort of
yogurt emergancy!) we were rewarded us with these fantastic pictures.
The grimace above signifies a behaviour called flehmen - drawing the
air over the vomero-nasal organ allowing these animals to test hormone
signals in the air. Males tend to do this as a method of testing the
reproductive status of potential partners. A female up in a tree like
this is likely using it to get a better understanding of the scents
around her. Perhaps the car was making her nervous and she was checking
the air before deciding whether or not to move from the safety of her
perch.
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