Ankit Gita
Jeewada or Jivada Leopardess of Jawai!
Jawai Bandh Leopard Conservation Reserve (JBLCR) in Pali district of Rajasthan, India is probably the one unique destination to see the leopards on Granite hills and caves!
Recently a leopardess named Jeewada or Jivada gave birth to two cubs. We stayed in Sena village at a lodge overlooking the granite hill on both right and left sides of it. While chitchatting with our host, we just asked him if he has ever seen the leopard on these hills, he said sometimes leopards do visit these hills!
We were awestruck and thrilled of imagining to see a leopard right from our accommodation.
Bang... next day morning while observing hills through his powerful binocs, he breaks the news that indeed a leopardess has arrived there and she has two cubs!! And she is none other but Jivada or Jeewda leopardess, earlier known to have made headlines by delivering the litter of 4 cubs; a very rare phenomenon in leopards.
For next two days we spent mornings, evenings, safaris and our leisure time at the lodge just to get the glimpse of her and her cubs! We were fortunate enough to observe her from top of the hill, from the bottom of the hill and from our lodge! One of her cubs is pretty extrovert, who kept giving us beautiful safari time! In fact she herself was in the pursuit of prey, all the way came just around 20 feet close to our vehicle parked on the small hill adjacent to the hill where she has been staying with her cubs in a cave.
This picture is unique from many aspects, first she is observing almost whole village from her cave, she is hungry and in the pursuit of easy prey during the day time (rare in leopards) and down below in the village; Hanuman Langoors and Peacocks have already made announcement of danger lurking on the hill by making loud warning calls, interestingly neither the Rabaris with their cattle and sheep nor the villagers were even bothered with this commotion, as if this is a daily affair!
#leopard #wildlife #leopardprint #jawai #nature #wildlifephotography #animals #bigcats #cats #cat #D500 #animal #india #safari #photography #bigcat #sigma500mm #leopards #pali #catsofinstagram #cave #ootd #wild #cute #styl
Jeewada or Jivada Leopardess of Jawai!
Jawai Bandh Leopard Conservation Reserve (JBLCR) in Pali district of Rajasthan, India is probably the one unique destination to see the leopards on Granite hills and caves!
Recently a leopardess named Jeewada or Jivada gave birth to two cubs. We stayed in Sena village at a lodge overlooking the granite hill on both right and left sides of it. While chitchatting with our host, we just asked him if he has ever seen the leopard on these hills, he said sometimes leopards do visit these hills!
We were awestruck and thrilled of imagining to see a leopard right from our accommodation.
Bang... next day morning while observing hills through his powerful binocs, he breaks the news that indeed a leopardess has arrived there and she has two cubs!! And she is none other but Jivada or Jeewda leopardess, earlier known to have made headlines by delivering the litter of 4 cubs; a very rare phenomenon in leopards.
For next two days we spent mornings, evenings, safaris and our leisure time at the lodge just to get the glimpse of her and her cubs! We were fortunate enough to observe her from top of the hill, from the bottom of the hill and from our lodge! One of her cubs is pretty extrovert, who kept giving us beautiful safari time! In fact she herself was in the pursuit of prey, all the way came just around 20 feet close to our vehicle parked on the small hill adjacent to the hill where she has been staying with her cubs in a cave.
This picture is unique from many aspects, first she is observing almost whole village from her cave, she is hungry and in the pursuit of easy prey during the day time (rare in leopards) and down below in the village; Hanuman Langoors and Peacocks have already made announcement of danger lurking on the hill by making loud warning calls, interestingly neither the Rabaris with their cattle and sheep nor the villagers were even bothered with this commotion, as if this is a daily affair!
#leopard #wildlife #leopardprint #jawai #nature #wildlifephotography #animals #bigcats #cats #cat #D500 #animal #india #safari #photography #bigcat #sigma500mm #leopards #pali #catsofinstagram #cave #ootd #wild #cute #styl