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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Holly Bishop

Rare leopard and injured giraffe roam metres from couple’s home

Doorbell camera video has captured a rare leopard and a giraffe roaming just 20 metres away from a South African couple's home.

Ring footage shows the animal paying a visit to a water trough installed by Deon Geldenhuys and his wife, Kim Smith, who installed the camera to monitor the nearby animals.

The couple live a 30-minute drive from Kruger National Park. Captured on camera include a giraffe, nicknamed "Osi-One" due to a broken ossicone (horn), a rare leopard with a unique spot pattern, and a family of Chacma baboons drinking from the trough before a baby monkey falls in.

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