International Leopard Day. At Lion Sands we have a lifelong love affair with leopards sharing the lineage and story of the leopards we know with our guests. From the unique way in which leopard are identified by ‘whisker spot patterns’, through to being assigned a name once they become territorial, a picture builds around each individual. Our field guides follow the lineage of generations of leopard and watch their lives play out. Individuals are documented and identified; their movements and ki