The leopard is a solitary cat with males weighing up to 175 pounds, females 70 pounds. These spotted cats vary in color significantly over their range and can be black (although this is rare in South Africa, but more common in India see our black panther gallery). The leopard is not the largest of cats, but is none the less an efficient hunter. After making a kill, they often move the prey up in a tree to protect it from lions and hyenas. I've included some shots of a leopard at the bottom of a tree and then in the branches with a full grown impala. Even more amazing is the photo of a warthog lying across a branch. So assuming that even African "pigs can't fly", it must have been put there by the large male lying in the shade about 25 yards away (the warthog photo appears after the suspected leopard). The majority of cats in this section were found and photographed in Sabi Sands Reserve and Kruger Park, both located in the Republic of South Africa. Some though were photogaphed in The Amami reserve in Namibia http://www.amani-lodge-namibia.com . To Let everyone know where a shot was taken, I will add to the caption an "A" for Amani, "K" for Kruger and "S" for Sabi We just returned from our third trip to Africa, and this one was the best yet. Please note the addition of a young female leopard with a cub that has to be no more then a couple of weeks old, as well as leopards with impala and warthogs in trees. Our visit to Namibia was to short and we will spend more time there next year, and will include another visit to Amani. In South Africa, we have to once again thank our tour operators and now friends, George and Judy James of Boma tours http://www.bomatours.co.za, for getting us in the "right place at the right time". Some of the leopard shots were taken within 5 feet of the animals. (We were in a vehicle sometimes, an open vehicle!!) Unfortunately. many were taken as night was falling, but some of these are, I think, super. Hope you enjoy.