Text: Marcella van Alphen
Photographs: Claire Lessiau & Marcella van Alphen
I am hiking in the mountains of the Cederberg, a remote area a couple of hours away from Cape Town, South Africa, known for its magnificent stargazing, and not so much for its safaris. I have just spotted some fresh track in the sand though. It is broad daylight and I am following them. They lead me a white poo along the track: it is rather fresh and contains some rodent bones… It is what I thought: I am not alone. These grounds used to be populated by many more wild animals, but Africa’s most feared predators have been wiped out but for one of them which has been adapting extremely well despite habitat loss: the leopard.
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