Brilliant Bounce Back For Black Tip

I am sure you will all remember that one of the territorial males at the end of last month was photographed with a large open wound round his body just behind his front legs. Attempts to capture and treat Black Tip, MS21, were unsuccessful. No further images of this male were recorded and we began to doubt whether he had been able to recover. Until today!! On today’s check of the camera traps we discovered a beautiful up close image of this massive male taken almost a month after we last recorded him. Although the image is off right side, which was injured to a lesser extent than his left, the miraculous healing powers of these animals can clearly be appreciated. Looking at the above image, all evidence that remains of his injury is some scar tissue just behind is front right leg. When compared to the image below which shows a wide open flesh wound, this lucky leopard has healed fully in a very short space of time. Hopefully we will continue to see him being boss of these lands for a lot longer yet.

Written by Emma Loader, Ingwe Researcher