WATCH: ‘Sir, I’ve spotted a leopard’
This lurking leopard is the talk of the town…
In the middle of the Midlands, a striking leopard has been spotted on the prowl.
This rare animal had its picture taken by a Hilton College teacher whilst on a walk in the school’s nature reserve.
The image captured shows a leopard sitting peacefully on a slab of rock in the 1,600ha estate.
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According to IOL, It was first seen by Grade 12 pupil James Cole, who spotted the leopard with his naked eye before teacher Carl Schmidt took a picture using his cellphone.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’ve grown up hunting and am trained to spot wild animals. I know how rare a sighting this is. I feel really honoured that I found an animal of such magnificence in our school’s game reserve.”
He further mentions: “At 17.30 he was in the same spot. If you see a leopard in the wild it’s because he wants you to see him. A big, healthy leopard poses no threat to people because it’s able to hunt. And leopards are shy and scared of people, unless they feel threatened. I spoke to a tracker who works in the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve and he said a sighting like this is highly unusual,” said Cole, who plans to study law and specialise in environmental law.
This one-of-a-kind sighting ultimately lead him to say ‘Sir, I’ve spotted a leopard’ to the teacher in charge.
Diving into the school archives, the well-known school alleges that nowhere in its museum is there a picture of one of the felines taken on the school estate. The photographs and artefacts of the institution go back all the way to 1872.
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Residents in the area have been astounded at this discovery. The peak of interest has extended through the Durban community as this incident becomes the talk of the town.
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