Adorable Leopard Cubs Share Playful Moment In African Wild

The video shows two leopard cubs in the African wild, having the time of their lives during a playful moment.Show more

The leopard is one of Africa’s big cats roaming the wild and are the most elusive of them all. Leopards are part of the Big 5 animals that also include Rhino, Buffalo, Elephant, and Lion. When going on an African safari, the leopard will be the hardest to find of all these animals. With their perfectly camouflaged patterns, the leopard relies on stealth when hunting their prey. These big cats can disappear within the blink of an eye when they want to. Finding a leopard while on safari is always a great highlight. Finding a mother leopard with her two adorable cubs is just priceless. It was during a safari in the Kruger National Park that we were incredibly lucky to come across a female leopard and her cubs in a dry riverbed. It was early morning and the two cubs looked energetic. The mother leopard was lying to the one side by herself, scanning the area for any dangers while her cubs could enjoy their playtime. It was so adorable to watch the two leopard cubs going about their playful moments.

In typical leopard fashion, the cubs would stalk each other, practicing their hunting and stalking skills. The two leopard cubs would then jump on top of each other and engage into playfighting. While this might just look like playful behaviour, all the actions of the cubs are part of a learning process to hunt and overpower their prey. Once leopard cubs reach about eighteen months, they will become solitary and must hunt for themselves. Seeing such a moment in the African wild is extremely rare and I felt privileged to be in the presence of such incredible wild creatures, going about their natural ways in the wild.