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Panthera pardus

Leopards are among the hardest big cats to sight in the wild. They are beautifully camouflaged, reclusive, nocturnal and tend to avoid people. This beautiful beast was perched upon a tree around 15-20 feet away and seemed to be stalking a deer. It saw us, decided to abort and came down on the ground. The alarm calls from the monkeys, deer, birds, etc. turned the forest into a cacophonous orchestra, a common occurrence when predators are seen strutting around on the forest floor. In less than a minute, the leopard had crossed the safari trail and gone into the bush where it vanished...

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Uploaded on April 22, 2016
Taken on April 11, 2016