The resident male leopard had reportedly suffered the injury to its neck when it tried to expand its territory in a fight with another male. Lion Sands reserve.
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![It's a little shocking to see a kill up close - this one by suffocation. The leopard then left it for her cub to eat [see the next photo].<br />
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Schotia female, Kirkman's Kamp reserve.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Africa/SabiSand2013/i-VcfJkQL/1/f43c5d33/Ti/20%202013-09-03%20Sabi%20Sand%20%5BDSC_7049%5D%2000961pu900-Ti.jpg)
![[From the previous photo] the leopard left the carcass for her cub to eat without skinning it, so the cub spent quite a while struggling to reach the meat - click the photo above for a video.<br />
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Schotia cub, Kirkman's Kamp reserve.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Africa/SabiSand2013/i-9T2MgCN/1/9a03b46d/Ti/21b%202013-09-03%20Sabi%20Sand%20%5BDSC_5396%5D%2001148pu900%20%28edited%29-Ti.jpg)
