Daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female
Daughter of the Jakkalsdraai Female - Photograph taken by ranger Bruce Hedges
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| December 2007 Daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female: (lighting bolt). (3 years 8 months) The daughter with the lighting bolt spot pattern on her forehead was seen six times through the month of December. She looks to have taken control of the central parts of MalaMala, around the Charleston Flockfield boundary. In the middle of the month she killed an adult impala and an interaction was witnessed between her and the son of the Kapen female. Eventually the male won and fed off the spoils. This female is now approaching four years of age and so we could expect her to be having her first litter of cubs in the near future.
November 2007 Daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female (3 years, seven months- lightning bolt) This female leopard was identified twice during the report period, once on Zebra Skull north, and the second time on New Rock Drift road. On both occasions, she was in good condition. It is very possible that this female was seen more frequently during the report period, but that she was not identified. We hope to send out identity photos of this leopard to all rangers, so that she will be identified in the future. This female is of a relaxed disposition, and nearing sexual maturity. One suspects that she has set up territory around central Charleston and Flockfield, and will perhaps be named shortly. October 2007 The daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female was seen five times during the month. Interestingly she was seen to mate with the Tjellahanga male and so looks to have established herself as a dominant female on MalaMala. It’s almost time to give her a new territorial name. September 2007 The daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female leopard was only reported once during the report period. She was reported close to Calabash Crossing. Importantly, the Jakkalsdraai female has two independent daughters, and one suspects that all the unidentified female leopards seen during the report period could have also been attributed to either of these two leopards on a number of occasions. August 2007 The daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female was seen three times during the report period in the central and eastern parts of the property. She was seen to feed of a bushbuck during one of the sightings. This young leopard is slowly settling down and looking to take a slice of her mother’s territory. July 2007 Daughter of the Jakkalsdraai female. This female leopard tends to spend time around central Flockfield, and was seen during this report period hunting impala in this region. May 2007 The one Daughter of Jakkalsdraai Female leopard’s home range seems to expand from central Charleston to central Flockfield (Jakkalsdraai open are to Tjololo Road). This young, although somewhat relatively old looking female (because of many nick in her ears often associated with older leopards) seems to be setting up a territory to the north of her mothers, behaviour often associated with young female leopards which generally never move too far from where they were born. This leopard has provided consistent viewing, as she loves to use the roads to cover distance as she goes about looking for prey species to hunt.
Other Daughter of Jakkalsdraai Female: April 2007 The Daughters of the Jakkelsdraai female were seen regularly during April. They seem to be establishing their territories in the middle of our property, namely the Charleston area.
March 2007 No report received February 2007 The two daughters of the Jakkalsdraai female leopard were viewed several times on southern Flockfield and central Charleston.
January 2007 The Daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female were viewed many times during the report period on the southern parts of Flockfield and northern parts of Charleston. Both these leopards seem to be in good health and hunt regularly with much success. A promising future lies ahead. December 2006 The daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female continued to provide fine viewing on central and eastern Charleston. It should not be long before both these leopards claim territories and seek out a male leopard for mating purposes.
November 2006 The daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female continued to provide fine viewing on central and eastern Charleston. These leopards take after their mother and are extremely relaxed in the presence of vehicles. These leopards are in a transition phase – they are independent from their mother but have not yet established a territory. October 2006 The daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female were seen on 3 different occasions last month. They are both looking very healthy and continue to set up their territories on Toulon and Charleston. They are now 31 months old and seem to have adjusted completely to adulthood. September 2006 The daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female (17 sightings)were seen frequently in the south of the reserve. One daughter was more frequently seen that the other, and seems to venture onto southern Flockfield on occasions looking for vacant land to secure as her own. August 2006
One of the daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female was seen on eastern Flockfield and central Charleston during the report period. This young leopard seems intent on acquiring a portion of her mother’s territory. It would seem ideal timing as the Jakkalsdraai Female has been spending a lot of her time in the south of the reserve. Her daughter was not seen to scent mark though but was simply exploring her surroundings. June 2006 One of the daughters of the Jakkalsdraai Female was seen on a few occasions towards the middle parts of the reserve during this report period. There is certainly vacant land up for grabs as the Kapen Female moves northwards, and her mother seems to have relinquished a small portion of her land to her offspring. This leopard was seen to kill a Francolin and eat it towards the end of June.
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