Following up on tracks can be very exciting. The two specialist trackers and I left early morning just before sunrise to go into an area that we know to be very productive for leopard viewing. On our arrival we had tracks of the two younger males that frequent the area. While following up on their tracks we came across fresh sign of a larger male and a female walking together. We followed their tracks for about an hour before one of the Trackers heard mating sounds from a distant. We swiftly made our way to the vehicle in order to go closer and not scare them off by trying to view them on foot. After about 2 hours of searching and listening to their mating sounds we gave up and decided to come back late afternoon. Luckily on our return the two leopards were in a clearing and not bothered by our presence. They were definitely at the peak of the mating period as they were mating every 5 to 10 minutes. It was an amazing sighting which lasted for a couple of hours before they eventually moved into a thicket to carry on with the baby making process. The three of us left the sighting very pleased and excited to see how many cubs will be around in a couple of months.