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Kruger National Park South Africa.
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Its muscular yet graceful stealth makes the leopard a prize sighting on safari, but it's not just spots that make for super-effective camouflage. The black form can be just as elusive in the bush, remaining unseen only a few metres away, the twitch of a tail is most of the time the only giveaway.
This leopard gives a perfunctory “buck-off” snarl, to something in a nearby bush.
Speed: ±58 km/h (Running)
Mass: ±30 – 91 kg (Adult, Male)
Lifespan: ±12 – 17 years (Satara,Kruger National Park, RSA).
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Leopard, Mashatu, Botswana.
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These little creatures are fascinating. This one is well camouflaged on this path as he makes his way after a passing rain shower. I think they are beautiful!
Aside from Wild Dogs, the one species I was most hoping to see was the Leopard. In the end, we actually saw seven different animals - I would have been over the moon with just one!
Here's a couple of images from two individuals, taken in Erindi and Okonjima game reserves...
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.
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Le léopard, ou panthère, est un animal de la famille des félins. Son pelage est jaune et couvert de taches en rosettes (ocelles) noires. Certains léopards, plus souvent nommés panthères noires, ont une robe très foncée où l’on distingue mal les ocelles bien que présentes. Il s’agit là d’une anomalie génétique entraînant un surplus de mélanine appelé le mélanisme.
Le léopard a une espérance de vie de l’ordre de 12 ans en liberté, alors que certains peuvent atteindre l’âge honorable de 20 ans en captivité. Sa taille varie entre 1,50 et 2,50 m de longueur et de 60 à 70 cm au garrot. Il pèse entre 50 et 80 kg.
Le cri du léopard est le feulement, le miaulement et le rugissement. On dit qu'il feule, miaule et rugit.
Il n’y a pas de période de reproduction fixe. Lorsque la femelle est prête à s’accoupler, elle émet une urine caractéristique que les mâles reconnaissent immédiatement. Il arrive souvent qu’une même femelle se retrouve avec plusieurs prétendants. Ceux-ci doivent alors se battre pour conquérir la future compagne, car seul le vainqueur aura le privilège de s’accoupler. Une fois le vainqueur désigné, le couple restera ensemble durant 6 à 7 jours, tant que la femelle sera en chaleur. Puis le mâle retournera sur son territoire et laissera la femelle élever seule ses petits.
La gestation dure environ 3 mois et demi. La femelle met au monde une portée de 1 à 6 petits. À la naissance, les petits sont aveugles et pèsent environ 500 g. Au bout d’un an, les jeunes quittent leur mère pour entamer une vie de solitaire.
Kruger National Park.
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Tierpark Hellabrunn München. China Leopard Julius hat im Juni 2016 München verlassen und ist nach Hannover gezogen.
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.
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.
In this photo you can really see how the Leopards markings really help them blend into their surroundings.
Taken in South Africa
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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 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.