Ever wary, this leopard pauses for a drink while guarding her cub and her treed kill from pestering hyaenas. I looked up the GPS location in the Lightroom Map module and this happens to be in an area called "Leopard Gorge" (Maasai Mara, Kenya). How appropriate. From my 2012 Kenya safari.

@ olmense zoo, Olmen (B)

Taken on the last safari trip in the Yala National Park - Sri Lanka.

Sep 14, 2016 #315

Taken through glass given a Topaz Impressions 2 filter if only she looked up :)

These cats are so stunning :)

Leopard im Allwetterzoo Münster (Panthera pardus)

Münster, Allwetterzoo, April 2009

For Jess...thanks :-)

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Pretoria Zoo, Gauteng, South Africa

From the archive.

A leopard resting in Chobe National Park.

Snow leopard closeup.

The classic leopard picture! This leopard disappeared later in a higher and very dense part of the tree, invisible for everyone. So the cars left!

Maasai Mara, Kenya

Snow leopard at Roger Williams Park Zoo

photographed in the Serengeti

(part of a set - see my Malaysia Zoo set) see larger pic for detail

Sabu, the young male snow leopard at Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, RI.

African Leopard (Panthera Pardus Pardus)

Anna the Snow Leopard

One last Leopard!

The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with roughly 30-40 individuals remaining in the wild. Habitat loss and hunting (for trophies and use in traditional medicines) are the biggest threats to Amur leopards in the wild.

The Amur leopard has been a protected species in Russia since 1956, but poaching is still a problem. Conservation efforts in the wild for these animals include anti-poaching patrols, customs control, fighting forest fires, environmental education programmes and working closely with local communities.

Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.

Kruger South Afrika

The crocodile went for the leopard with its jaws but fortunately the leopard was fast enough to escape

Leopard in Tanzania

RJB Tanzania, Africa Tours

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR

1/125s f/8.0 at 340.0mm iso200

Taken at Chobe National park,Botswana

Harry, the male snow leopard at Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA.

We saw our only Leopard on the trip sleeping in a tree in Ndutu National Park. The head of an antelope was wedged slightly below. Leopards drag their kills up into trees so that other predators such as Lions and hyenas will not steal them. This Leopard's front legs and tail hung straight down. The enormous paws each have four visible claws, which look like toes covered in leopard skin. The Leopard also has an additional claw on each front foot. Leopards are mostly nocturnal, and we were warned in a couple of places about going out at night.

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Leopard

This image of the leopard was taken in South Africa. He is high in a tree enjoying his Impala capture.

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