An exciting showdown unfolds when a leopard meets a mongoose in the heart of the Kruger. In this battle of wits between predator and prey, this leopard quickly learns that not every hunt ends with stealth and strength; sometimes smarts win the day.
Kevin van der Linde captured this hilarious sighting while on safari in Kruger National Park in 2016. Upon discovering the leopard, Kevin could tell that something exciting was going on.
The leopard was sitting beside a bush, its tail swishing and muscles taut with focus. With its eye fixed on the bush and alert body language, Kevin knew there must be a small prey item hiding amongst the bush’s branches.
