Primate Predator Project is excited by this capture of a leopard with two cubs. This video was taken on a students personal camera trap. We have subsequently placed up another camera trap, to see if we can get further captures of this family, in order to identify this female.

There is not alot that surprises us, when checking camera trap images, but this one sure did. When fellow researchers play an April fools joke on you🤪Thank you to Lajuma Research Center for the effort you put into making us laugh!!

Primate Predator Project had the privalidge of Lajuma Research Center students joining us for a day of fieldwork. Alot was learnt by all and the students ended off a great day of fieldwork by spending an amazing week-end at Leshiba Wilderness. Leshiba Wilderness PPP

Primate Predator Project have 30 permanent camera stations, across 12 properties in the Western Soutpansberg mountains. Primate Predator Project are extremely grateful to all of the landowners that continue to support the project. Thank you to each and everyone of you.

Primate Predator Project had the privalidge of attending & presenting at the 1st Alldays Wildlife Research Conference held at Makoppas Nest over the week-end. It was a great networking experience for managers & students. Thank you to AWCRC for organizing it.

It is always wonderful to catch up with previous Primate Predator Project research managers. Very special to have Chris and Andy in the Soutpansberg mountains again.

2/2... However, we have other cameras placed temporarily in the field for smaller research projects. These cameras do not have hyena proof covers, so are placed higher up in the trees to prevent hyena damage. It is interesting to get another perspective on animals, from above.

1/2...The Primate Predator Project permanent camera trapping grid is setup to optimize the capture of leopard images. The cameras are set at a specific height above the ground and placed across the landscape to maximise the possibilty of leopards passing by them.

It is always extremely exciting to arrive home after a long fieldday and see what animals the camera traps have managed to capture. Here is a sequence of a young leopard, in it's natural habitat, just being a leopard❤ #leopard #leopardlove #globalleopardconference #conservation

It is always amazing to see how many different animals move past one camera station. This is a snapshot of some of the different species moving past a specific camera. Primate and Predator Project are extremely fortunate to work in such a beautiful, special location.

All of these images were taken in a single day of fieldwork, starting off with maneuvering through kite spider webs, tip toeing over a horned baboon spider, admiring a beautiful Garden Commodore butterfly and ending off with a scorpion in the camera case. #Conservation #animals

This samango monkey looks like it is ready for the week-end😁 Happy week-end everyone from Primate and Predator Project. #samangomonkey #samangomonkeys #conservation #soutpansbergmountains #soutpansberg

During COVID, PPP staff continued with the samango monkey behavioural observations, in an extremely quiet mountain. I was following the samango monkeys, in thick,tall vegetation. The samango monkeys burst out in alarm calls & I saw two crowned eagles flying overhead. Very special

This footage was taken from a 'scratch cam' that PPP had up. These camera traps were strategically placed at known leopard scratch trees. There are various reasons why leopards might scratch on trees & these include marking territory, maintaining their claws & scent communication

This thick-tailed bushbaby had a rather busy night, posing for @primate_predator camera traps. Bushbabies are known for a common behaviour they do called 'urine washing', whereby they coat their hands and feet in urine which can assist with grip when climbing. #wildlifeWednesday

#Feline Friday presents a handsome, big, wild male leopard who roams the Western Soutpansberg mountains. The PPP camera traps offer a privileged glimpse into the secret lives of these magnificent creatures, and we are extremely fortunate to be able to study them.