James Muteti shook his head in disbelief. He knows that ‘Smelly Crossing’ has proved an abattoir for the ruminants this season, yet he and Patrick had witnessed something extraordinary. "We have never seen anything like this before" they stammered, their eyes still wide with zeal.
A 36 hour leopard and cubs vigil was rewarded by a mid-morning ambush. Hundreds of wildebeest, desperate to slake their thirst in the dwindling granite pools, crowded the crossing. Poised above them in the reeds the leopard bided her time before exploding out of her blocks, tumbling down over the rocks locked in a savage mortal embrace with a young foal. Seen from a mere 30 metres away, this was wildlife viewing from the very top drawer.
Astonishingly, amid the overwhelming tension and excitement, one guest filmed arguably the best leopard hunt footage ever recorded.
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