The Prowling Leopard Mount Abu

Leopard on the prowl

Mrs Stephen Moyer took this beautiful photo while a guest at the Lair in February 2010. 
She used a Canon EOS 500D, 

I have spent many a sleepless night hoping to snap the leopard that has been on the prowl for the last month or so in our area of Kumārwāla. Liz, who had over two dozen cats has now only a few remaining, as this wily carnivore picked most of them up for a late-night snack. It was in late Feb when I first saw this elusive Leopard; I cursed myself for not taking my camera with me. He was sitting on a rock behind the house near our water tank a distance of 20 feet. He had obviously come for some easy prey, our domesticated cats that hang around the house at night.

He has attacked and mauled two of Walter’s dogs that sleep outside in the church compound. Three days ago, he picked up a bitch full-time from Walter's house. By the way, Walter is my brother-in-law, and we know him as the dog man in Abu–He takes care of more than a dozen and a half Pariah dogs and had some classy ones at home. These Pie dogs are the caretakers of the church properties. Last week the leopard paid a visit to my daughter’s house near the Neel Kant Temple, he caught hold of her half-breed Alsatian by the throat, his squealing woke her up and she immediately put on all the lights and began shouting at the top of her voice. The panther left the dog and scooted, which seemed like an inexperienced animal. Probably a mamma's boy.

My next blog will be on the sloth bears of Abu. 

Bosky My Basset Mt.Abu

Bosky

Sandy -Kalu-N-Jerry

Bandu N Kail

Bosky posing

Bosky N Tom

Bosky N her favourite Minni

Minni having her fill

Mao posing

Bosky and her foster babies

Boski N Mao Napping

Bosky nursing second generation babies

My Basset Hound Bosky is a cat fanatic; she never ceases to amaze everyone around her. Growing up as a pup she had an immense affinity for cats. She was gifted to my bitter half by a very good family friend, along with her he had also brought a kitten for another of our friends, who at that time was out of station and hence she was given to us. We named her Mao.

Bosky and Mao became the best of friends.
In the course of time Mao had her first litter, five little kittens. These five took to Bosky like a duck to water. Bosky had just come off season, her first but ended up having something like a false pregnancy. To our amazement one fine day we found the little kittens suckling and Bosky grooming the cats, she took care of them as if they were her own pups. Liz my bitter half on seeing this strange phenomenon immediately phoned the vet and explained the predicament her dog was going through. The vet had a hearty laugh and told her not to worry as no harm would befall either the kittens or the bitch, in fact both would gain from it. The kittens had a ball on Boesky’s milk, they became little puff balls and it was hilarious to see her strutting about with the five in procession.
People who passed by the house would inevitably stop to glance at this astonishing spectacle. If a strange dog entered the vicinity Bosky would immediately stand up to defend her babies. In the course of time the other dogs who visited the premises for a free meal all got used to the growing kittens. Bandoo, the bandy-legged Romeo, Kalu the long legged shank, and Sandy the over grown mongrel, all had to bear with Bosky’s foster babies, these kitties treated these dogs like one of their own. They would brush, cuddle up and entice these grown dogs to have a game with them. Friends who dropped in would be thrilled to see these worst of enemies living in peace and harmony.
Bosky once again is going through another phase of false pregnancy as there are no male Bassets in this glorious oasis of ours. This time she is nursing the kitties of the previous batch, I’m sure she must feel more of a cat after nursing two generations of cats. I really wonder what would happen if she was to have her own litter in the future how she would will react. Bosky is the heart throb of all the little children around.

The Leopards lair Bera

LeopardsLair resort Bera

Just came back from a visit to the Leopards Lair! The peace and tranquillity I had out there were wonderful. This trip I did not get to see the big cats, anyway, there is always the next time.

To see the leopards of Bera click the link below.

Leopards of Bera