The Nagarhole National Park is renowned for many reasons, starting from the Khedda operations to the Tiger and Elephant sightings. The list goes on and on.

A Leopard

The park also figures among the highly protected national parks with high prey density.The Spotted Deer is the principal prey where the predators of this national park are concerned.

The leopard, being a major predator of this national park, is known for its capability to adapt to its rapidly changing environment. At Kabini, one can spot the Leopard perching on a branch to bask in the sun. This is also to keep away from competition. This big cat relishes the Common Langur, the reason for its presence on trees. These Leopards are so adept at the art of camouflage that they’re difficult to spot.

Leopard at Kabini

During one of the evening vehicle safaris, the driver Mr. Lokesh sighted a Leopard on a tree when we stopped to gaze at an elephant herd. It took a while for our untrained eyes to spot the animal. The sighting lasted for over half an hour until we hesitantly left, respecting the park’s timings. This was an amazing sighting of this large feline in its natural habitat.

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