Leopards & Cheetahs
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To all my Flickr friends. Going to lay low for two week, Take care and thank you for your friendship.
Kruger National Park.
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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!
Happy weekend everyone, when it arrives in your part of the world. Highs of 24c and sunny here, perfect ☀️
Kruger National Park South Africa.
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An old image taken at the WHF.
Still having odd things happen in Flickr this image has been tagged with Tiger and will not let me remove it ?.
on his way to a waterhole in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, November 2018
Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.
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Kruger National Park.
Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.
Kruger National Park.
Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.
Kruger National Park.
Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.
Tierpark Hellabrunn München. China Leopard Julius hat im Juni 2016 München verlassen und ist nach Hannover gezogen.
Kruger National Park.
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Leopard, Serengeti, Tanzania.
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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.
Leopard Cat, Borneo, Malaysia.
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Leopards are graceful and powerful cats. (Skukuza, Kruger National Park)
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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!!
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
A young female leopard moving through the bush and undergrowth with the silence and stealth of a hungry cat.
This image was captured in the wild in the Kgalagadi.
(You might have noticed, this is the nth upload of this same leopard, but then again, she gave me so much pleasure and time to capture images of her!)
This leopard was observed in the Serengeti, Tanzania. There are endless grasslands (from which the name Serengeti comes) interspersed with rock outcroppings which provide habitat for many creatures as well as shade. The rocks also often hold rainwater where I saw elephants come to drink. The outcroppings are called Moro Kopjes, or just Kopjes. We found many lions on the rocks and were lucky to find this leopard. It napped for a long time on a rocky ledge then climbed down and made it onto this log which provided a nice photo setting. Thank you, Mr. Leopard! Leopards are strong and can carry more than their body weight up a tree, where it is safe from lions, hyena and other carnivores. We found one old carcass of something in one of the Acacia trees we passed. They need to get close to their prey to attack and often hunt at night, aiding in their concealment. Personally, I don’t think they have a personality as entertaining as lions or cheetah, but their beauty is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. (Panthera pardus) (Sony a1, 400mm f/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/800 second, ISO 640)
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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This is another view of the first leopard we saw in Motswari.
We had an excellant day in the park today - 4 leopard sightings.I will have to add photos later.
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!