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Well, I know that this is not the best quality image in my photostream (the camera was set far beyond its capabilities), but it is for sure the most special one of all the pictures I have taken in my whole life. It corresponds to a female leopard (identified as LF8 by Cathie, the biologist responsible for the leopard conservation in Hluhluwe) that decided to present us with one of the most exciting moments we have ever lived. We were coming back to the camp a little late at night when we encountered her in the road. She did not seem scared and allowed us to follow her during almost 15 minutes! It was just amazing to see her stylish movements that close. That was the perfect ending of a day in which we were able to have the Big Five less than 3 metres away from us (note that the leopard is by far the most difficult of them to see since they are very shy and mainly active at night).
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Continuing my re-visiting of some of my older photos - and I can't believe that I forgot to post a photo of my favourite cat - the snow leopard!
As many visitors and photographers have bemoaned, the wire frame cage makes it very difficult to capture worthwhile photos of these exquisitely beautiful creatures.
I am astonished to think how they make their living in the very high mountains of central Asia, even up to 6000 metres up.
Amazing agility, strength and physical prowess.
The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), sometimes known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet.
The Snow Leopard cannot roar.
Well known for its beautiful fur, the snow leopard has a whitish-tan coat with ringed spots of dark, ashy-brown and rosettes of black. Its tail is heavy with fur and the bottom of its paws are covered with fur for protection against snow and cold. The life span of a snow leopard is normally 15-18 years, but in captivity they can live up to 20 years.
Weighing usually 35 to 55 kilograms, the snow leopard is slightly smaller on average than a leopard. Exceptional large males can weigh up to 75 kg, very small females weigh only 25 kg.
The head and body length is 100 to 130 cm, the shoulder height is about 60 cm . The tail measures 80 to 100 cm and is proportionately longer than in any other cat species of comparable size. It helps to maintain its balance on the rugged terrain and unstable surfaces of its habitat and is used to cover its nose and mouth in very cold conditions. The head of the Snow Leopard is relatively small, however the male's head is usually much squarer and wider than that of the female. The big furry feet act as snowshoes, like those of the lynxes. The snow leopard has gray-and-white thick fur with numerous rosettes on the flanks and spots on the head and neck.
In summer, the snow leopard usually lives above the tree line on mountainous meadows and in rocky regions at an altitude of 2.700 to 6000 m. In winter, it comes down into the forests at an altitude of about 2000 m. It leads largely a solitary life, although mothers can rear cubs for extended periods of time in cave dens in the mountains. It is an opportunistic feeder, eating whatever meat it can find and kills animals three times its size, including domestic livestock. Its diet consists mainly of ibexes, the Bharal, the Markhor, the Urial, deer, boars, as well as pikas, marmots and other small rodents.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia