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Spotted! Photographer captures pair of leopard cubs playfighting while their mother is away hunting

A pair of cheeky leopard cubs were caught in action at the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana.

The images were captured by wildlife photographer Janet Kleyn, 53, as she watched the cubs play with one another while their mother was out hunting. 

Kleyn had waited five days to catch them in action as she was 'aware there were two cubs in a den in the area.'   

The cubs began circling around one another with one becoming more aggressive as they bit the other's tail. 

The pair then moved to a log where they began wrestling one another which included more biting and some clawing. 

Leopard cubs often will practice stalking and hunting prey so they can learn how to fend for themselves when they are on their own. 

A pair of leopard cubs were captured playing together while their mother was on the hunt at the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana

A pair of leopard cubs were captured playing together while their mother was on the hunt at the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana 

The leopard cubs were seen circling each other in preparation

The leopard cubs were seen circling each other in preparation 

One leopard cub began aggressively biting the tail of the other

One leopard cub began aggressively biting the tail of the other 

The cubs then moved to a log where they began wrestling one another

The cubs then moved to a log where they began wrestling one another

The cubs were captured biting and pawing at each other during their playful exchange

The cubs were captured biting and pawing at each other during their playful exchange 

They then began chasing one another up a tree where they showed off their impressive jumping skills. 

Leopards are known for their incredible jumping skills and can get up to 6 metres in one leap. 

The cubs chased after one another as they climbed up a tree with impressive speed

The cubs chased after one another as they climbed up a tree with impressive speed

A leopard can jump up to impressive heights of 3 metres vertically and 6 metres horizontally

A leopard can jump up to impressive heights of 3 metres vertically and 6 metres horizontally

The end of the shoot had yet another capture of the pair playfully wrestling on the ground. 

It is not long before until these well-prepared cubs will be able to join their mother on the hunt and begin to fend for themselves. 

The mother is left to hunt for their cubs on their own for the first 12 weeks after the cubs are born.

The pair ended the shoot with a final scrimmage on the ground

The pair ended the shoot with a final scrimmage on the ground 

Leopard cubs often fight with another in order to prepare themselves for hunting their prey

Leopard cubs often fight with another in order to prepare themselves for hunting their prey

The mother is left to hunt for the cubs on her own for the first 12 weeks after the cubs are born

The mother is left to hunt for the cubs on her own for the first 12 weeks after the cubs are born

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