Leopards & Cheetahs
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Have been neglecting my treasured leopards recently, time for some leopard love. This stunning gorgeous girl was having a rest on top of an ant hill on the plains of Sabi Sands , South Africa. She was giving us such an intense look and I found her eyes mesmerising - from a distance with a telephoto lens of course!
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Kruger National Park South Africa.
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This leopard looks relaxed on a riverbank, but a much larger crop would reveal a safari car very close in the bushes above him, and a number of other vehicles full of park visitors surrounding him, clamoring to photograph him. I suppose I, along with the folks in my care, was marginally more ethical because we were shooting from the other side of the river, but still I still felt a bit embarrassed to be part of a photographic feeding frenzy. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September 2022. c.2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
on his way to a waterhole in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, November 2018
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Malaya the Snow Leopard strikes an iconic pose that echos an illuminated chapter heading inscribed by monks during the dark ages - from before Gutenberg invented moveable type....!
Friday night during the golden hour of sunset and the first hours of the Brookfield Zoo Holiday Lights festival, Malaya and her mate Sabu were more active than I've seen them! Here Malaya frolics with some extra something in a green bag that her caretakers gave her - is there such a thing as Leopard-Nip? Because she was pretty cranked up!
Panthera Uncia at the Brookfield Zoo.
Female snow leopard (Panthera uncia), named "Penny" born 4/29/13 is enjoying the refreshing misting system in her habitat. San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Leopard.
(Kruger National Park, RSA)
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Kruger National Park.
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Kruger National Park.
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The leopard is the most elusive and secretive of the large felids. They are extremely difficult to trace and locate in the wild. They run up to 58km/h and can leap 6m horizontally and 3m vertically.
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Kruger National Park.
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Tierpark Hellabrunn München. China Leopard Julius hat im Juni 2016 München verlassen und ist nach Hannover gezogen.
The Leopard is the most secretive and elusive big cat. Leopards are renowned for their agility. They run up to 58km/h and can leap 6m horizontally and 3m vertically.
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With as few as 45 adults remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard is probably the rarest and most critically endangered big cat in the world. Habitat destruction, degradation and poaching of Amur leopards and their prey are persistent threats. Hunted largely for its beautiful, spotted fur, the loss of each Amur leopard puts the species at greater risk of extinction.
The Amur leopard is classified as Critically Endangered since 1996 by IUCN. Data published by the World Wildlife Fund indicates that there are roughly 50 adult Amur leopards in the wild today.
The Amur leopard is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and the Jilin Province of northeast China. They live for 10-15 years, and in captivity up to 20 years. The Amur leopard is also known as the Far East leopard, the Manchurian leopard or the Korean leopard.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Leopards are silent and secretive animals. This is a young female born and bred in the Phalaborwa area of the Park.
Another view of the beautiful female leopard that we saw on our first game drive in Motswari Private Game Reserve.
We spotted an old female on the other side of the dry riverbed yesterday - she was watching us watching her. She is probably the same one that has been wandering through the camp for the last two nights.
We found this beautiful young leopard lying some 10 meters next to the road and quite relaxed. We had this one for ourselves because passing cars did not stop and asked where we were watching at!!
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
This female leopard was hunting early in the morning. She had one cub hiding in some underbrush which I did not see. When you go on a photographic tour with fourteen people, some will see something while the others do not. But, it was a privilege to have this leopard confident enough to allow people to photograph her as she moved out into the open. And, at times, we were very close.
Another photo of the beautiful female leopard that ran alongside the road as we were driving along. We stopped the car and she came up beside the car and hid behind a bush and began watching some Impala on the opposite side. They spotted her and she decided to just sit and wait. There were no other cars around for quite a while, so a wonderful sighting where we had her to ourselves for photos.
Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Leopards are graceful and powerful cats. They are astoundingly strong and are the strongest of the big cats. They are able to climb trees, even when carrying heavy prey, and often choose to rest on tree branches during the day.
The leopard is the most elusive and secretive of the large felids. They are extremely difficult to trace and locate in the wild.
They run up to 58km/h and can leap 6m horizontally and 3m vertically. They are also very strong swimmers.
(Shingwedzi , Kruger National Park, RSA).
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We were lucky to see this beautiful female Leopard resting quietly under some shrubs at quite a distance in late afternoon.
I took this photo about a year ago North of Satara in the Kruger Park.
One early rainy morning we spotted this young male leopard sitting out near the road not far from camp! He was sitting in some bushes and just sat there and stared at us! I love this capture with his tongue out and I think it shows his youth! This photo was taken in the Olare motorogi conservancy in Kenya!