Ntombi (meaning “lady” in Zulu) is a leopardess that calls the Timbavati her territory. The Timbavati Reserve was established in 1956 by game farmers with the creation of the Timbavati Association. The association has 50 members and covers 53,392 hectares (533.92 km2). Timbavati is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) and the fences separating Timbavati from the other member reserves in the APNR and from the Kruger National Park has been removed. Wildlife, including lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah and other species roam freely between the these reserves. We went for a game drive early on Saturday morning with our game ranger, Grant and our tracker, Lucas. It was not long before they spotted Ntombi's spoor on the dirt road. What followed was an amazing experience of following her for about half an hour and learning so much about her early morning rituals. She strolled leisurely, sniffed, smelled, marked territory and looked for prey. via 500px http://ift.tt/1umLUJY
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