BEAUMONTS MALE
Photograph by ranger Wesley Neumann
BEAUMONTS MALE
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May 2008 WESTERN TOULON, WESTERN
CHARLESTON (5 Sightings) April 2008 WESTERN TOULON, WESTERN CHARLESTON (8 Sightings) The main rival of the Tjellahanga male leopard this large male, who also has an eye affliction, has been steadily making advances on the territory of the Tjellahanga male. HE remains however to the west of the Sand River for most of the time. He is advancing his territory north, along the Sand River towards Charleston North. He has also been seen more frequently this month further east into Charleston and occasionally into Toulon as well. The Tjellahanga male does not frequent northern Charleston and so this would be the logical area for the Beaumont’s male to expand into. This month there were no reported interactions between these two leopards. On a number of occasions the Beaumont’s male has been seen to mate with the Jakkalsdraai female. This is a sure sign that the Beaumont’s male is asserting himself in this area. Hopefully this pair will have better luck at producing offspring than the pairing of the Jakkalsdraai female and the Tjellahanga male. January 2008 Beaumont’s male: (unknown age) This large competitor of the Tjellahanga male leopard was not often seen this report period but when he was he provided excellent viewing. He was found towards the middle of the report period with a small warthog piglet that he had killed. He was found at various stages in vastly different places around the property in the old Hlarulini male’s territory. He has not yet moved as far north as the Hlarulini male used to but this is understandable with the Bicycle Crossing male extending his territory that far south. MalaMala Game Reserve, PO Box 55514, Northlands, 2116, South Africa. Copyright © Rattray Reserves |