Leopards & Cheetahs
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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
Leopard, Mashatu, Botswana.
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What an incredible opportunity!! I have never been this close nor photographed this rare big cat. They are very solitary, really shy and are rarely seen in daylight.
Due to deforestation and poaching, they are identified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list. I thought I would never get such an opportunity and it was a wonderful morning indeed to see such a curious Clouded Leopard.
Fact of the day; Clouded Leopards do not roar... but they do purr.....!!!
Photographed with awe at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Leopard, Serengeti, Tanzania.
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Kruger National Park.
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
I first had to follow and trace this young leopard, I think it is a female, for a considerable distance through extremely dense Mopani bush, disappearing completely from sight from time to time until she again re-appeared, stopped and made herself at home in front of a termite mound not far from the road side. It certainly was my lucky day!
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Kruger National Park.
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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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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.
(Panthera pardus pardus) B28I0084 Shawu area - Kruger NP - South Africa
As we left Shawu camp to go to Crocodile Bridge we found this male leopard hidden in a tree close to the road.
This was one of two leopards we saw on my first night in the Serengeti. The second (a male) was also in this tree but much further up and very well hidden by the tree. It had caught a gazelle and the female in this photo was hoping the male might share.
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.
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!)
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.
Tamani, the female snow leopard cub, suffers so much from spring tiredness - so exhausting, isn't it??
Tamani, das Schneeleopardenmädchen, leidet so sehr unter Frühjahrsmüdigkeit - es ist so erschöpfend, nicht?
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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