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MammalMAP:   878
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1822DD
Observer:   Kennedy David; Anne Kennedy (photographer)
Date of record:   2007-04-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This leopard heard a Tree Squirrel calling high in a Marula tree and raced aloft to try to catch it, leaping through the tree branches in an astonishing display of speed and agility. The squirrel however, was not born yesterday, and simply fled to thinner and thinner branches. The leopard then lay down along a branch for a pant, before descending and scent-marking the tree.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   193900
Species name:   Panthera pardus
Common name:   Leopard -- Leopard
Family:   Felidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Leopard Panthera pardus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-878
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 878 - photo: 1
VM-number: 878 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-10-12 08:30:07
Species name:   Panthera pardus -- Leopard; Leopard
Species code:   193900

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