Big Cats: Lifestyles of Leopards | National Geographic

we’re here in the Mala Mala Game Reserve

we’re here in the Mala Mala Game Reserve of South Africa to discover the

of South Africa to discover the

of South Africa to discover the fascinating lifestyle of the woe of the

fascinating lifestyle of the woe of the

fascinating lifestyle of the woe of the leopard unlike their lion cousins

leopard unlike their lion cousins

leopard unlike their lion cousins leopards are solitary creatures staking

leopards are solitary creatures staking

leopards are solitary creatures staking out turf about the only time they are by

out turf about the only time they are by

out turf about the only time they are by themselves is well I mean what male can

themselves is well I mean what male can

themselves is well I mean what male can resist a comely female leopard

resist a comely female leopard

resist a comely female leopard especially one with fresh kill while she

especially one with fresh kill while she

especially one with fresh kill while she climbs a tree to enjoy her meal he

climbs a tree to enjoy her meal he

climbs a tree to enjoy her meal he demonstrates that chivalry isn’t dead by

demonstrates that chivalry isn’t dead by

demonstrates that chivalry isn’t dead by chasing off a pesky hyena after all this

chasing off a pesky hyena after all this

chasing off a pesky hyena after all this the female tries to seduce the male but

the female tries to seduce the male but

the female tries to seduce the male but he basically ignores her because he

he basically ignores her because he

he basically ignores her because he knows she’s not ready to mate and they

knows she’s not ready to mate and they

knows she’s not ready to mate and they part company but only temporarily the

part company but only temporarily the

part company but only temporarily the male knows when the female is really

male knows when the female is really

male knows when the female is really really really ready to mate by the scent

really really ready to mate by the scent

really really ready to mate by the scent of her territorial markers

now they’ll mate from seventy to a

now they’ll mate from seventy to a hundred times a day

hundred times a day

hundred times a day for four five or even six days the

for four five or even six days the

for four five or even six days the entire region becomes their honeymoon

entire region becomes their honeymoon

entire region becomes their honeymoon suite the male roams his domain and the

suite the male roams his domain and the

suite the male roams his domain and the female follows they’re passionate out

female follows they’re passionate out

female follows they’re passionate out cries unnerve sanam Holland’s and they

cries unnerve sanam Holland’s and they

cries unnerve sanam Holland’s and they scatter every which rang when their prey

scatter every which rang when their prey

scatter every which rang when their prey almost run them over

almost run them over

almost run them over the leopard lovers switch back into

the leopard lovers switch back into

the leopard lovers switch back into hunting mode now here’s something rare

hunting mode now here’s something rare

hunting mode now here’s something rare collaboration two leopards bring down

collaboration two leopards bring down

collaboration two leopards bring down the same Impala

after they part ways the female may give

after they part ways the female may give birth about three months later but with

birth about three months later but with

birth about three months later but with high mortality rates

high mortality rates

high mortality rates a mother’s large litter can be decimated

a mother’s large litter can be decimated

a mother’s large litter can be decimated and only two or three Cubs survive

and only two or three Cubs survive

and only two or three Cubs survive playing a bit of hide-and-seek

playing a bit of hide-and-seek

playing a bit of hide-and-seek the mother might move her cubs every

the mother might move her cubs every

the mother might move her cubs every single day to keep lions hyenas and even

single day to keep lions hyenas and even

single day to keep lions hyenas and even male leopards from eating them at three

male leopards from eating them at three

male leopards from eating them at three months old they’re ready to take down

months old they’re ready to take down

months old they’re ready to take down their own prey but it may take them two

their own prey but it may take them two

their own prey but it may take them two years to master this incredible skill to

years to master this incredible skill to

years to master this incredible skill to the point where it’s an art form