Wildcast

31st August 2000
The happy couple spent the day in the same place and were still at it when we joined them before sunset.
They mated on through the night slowly moving north a considerable way out of Tjellers’ territory.  Their evening was uninterrupted. No hyaenas or lions to hassle them.

But in the early hours they both suddenly sat up when another male leopard called not far off across the river. Tjololo was up in a hurry, packed his toys and headed to the river. Tjellers took up the rear to give moral support. Once in the river the brave dude seemed to lose a bit of the image, well that was judging by only what we could hear. Tjololo started a grunt and cut it short. Was he not sure of himself? Did he not want the other leopard to find his lover? The other male called on the other side of the river with a full grunt. Several times Tjololo gave his abrupt grunt, then silence as we heard the other male heading away to the north.
Tjololo and Tjellers continued to mate in the river, not that this was very quiet. They weren’t going to contain themselves with that.
At dawn they headed east away from the river to continue their passionate ways.