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Snow Leopards
Brookfield Zoo
October 20, 2013
It's been 4 weeks since I photographed Brookfield Zoo's Snow Leopard cub, Everest. He has grown quite a bit, and boy does he like to play! He keeps his mom, Sarani, very busy! It is so fun to watch them interact with one another.
Another part of the magical encounter. The leopard passed literally yards from me.
Photo taken in Chobe National Park, Botswana during a morning safari.
African Leopard » Panthera pardus » 'Luiperd'
Powerful, graceful and arguably one of the most beautiful of all the large cats, the elusive leopard is a master of stealth and survival. By far the strongest climber, it can haul prey twice its own body weight up into a tree where it can feast without disturbance from other predators. Male leopards usually measure 80 cm high at the shoulder and weigh between 20 – 90 kg. Females are considerably smaller, weighing between 17 – 60 kg.
Solitary, arboreal and nocturnal, they are difficult to spot but can sometimes be seen sunning themselves from their favorite viewpoint. Their nocturnal lifestyle is probably a reaction to human pressures and hunting. In National Parks, large game reserves and remote areas they can be seen moving about more readily during the day. They like to drape themselves over tree branches or rest in caves to escape the midday heat.
This one was on a tree branch waiting for nightfall.
Image details ISO 400, 300mm @ 5.6 (70-300 3.5-5.6), 1/250sec, Nikon D300 on a monopod in a open vehicle.
A leopard gets a quick bite to eat after making a kill in Sabi Sands. What an incredible thing to witness! Photo courtesy of Robert Glick.
Snow Leopards
Brookfield Zoo
October 20, 2013
It's been 4 weeks since I photographed Brookfield Zoo's Snow Leopard cub, Everest. He has grown quite a bit, and boy does he like to play! He keeps his mom, Sarani, very busy! It is so fun to watch them interact with one another.
Yala Nationa Park - Sri Lanka
Near Yala Handiya, plains heading towards Yala crossing, 6.30pm
Canon EOS-5D Mark II, Canon 500mm f4L IS
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150.366: The amur leopard takes rest in the outside exhibit enclosure. It was wonderful being able to be so close to this animal while it paced around the exhibit area but was very difficult to get a decent photo due to the structure and layout.
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One of three 11-month-old siblings recently placed on display in the old Chinese Leopard Exhibit.
San Diego Zoo
April 2012
This photo of a Leopard was taken by one of our guides on a Real Africa Safari holiday. Look through the whole set of photos to see Leopards in various habitats, such as in trees, lying in the sun and feeding. The photos were taken in various national parks in Kenya and Tanzania.
For more details of our Safari holidays please visit www.realafrica.co.uk