Makwela's surviving male cub - now 11 months old

Having survived this far - he stands a good chance of one day fighting for his own territory

Certainly, if he has inherited his mother's hunting skills, he will be well able to look after himself

Already he is a fine-looking leopard

Mambhirri, now 3 years old, is from Makwela's previous litter. She has a territory next to her mother's

Mambhirri's territory extends to the southern boundary of the reserve. She is now old enough to give birth

Now Mambhirri is of breeding age signals the beginning of the end of Wallys' reing as the dominant male (her father) - for he must not interbreed

However, as she is likely to lose her first three litters, Wallys has more or less another three years before interbreeding would be a problem

Mambhirri's two sisters also live nearby

Hopefully Mambhirri and her siblings will fall pregnant sometime in 2005

Mambhirri scent marking - to re-inforce her territorial claim

Pinknose heavily pregnant. She should give birth very soon