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on his way to a waterhole in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, November 2018
Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.
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Big male Leopard in Kruger NP, South Africa on self drive safari.
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Leopard mum is checking this tree, before allowing her cubs to climb up.
Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania
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Three of four already strong young teenagers from the large Rongai pride, photographed before sunrise in the twilight.
For some time now, they had been keeping separate from the main pride and were on the way of leaving it permanently, either to take over a different pride or even to rebel against the established, long-standing alpha lions of this clan.
Kenya - Masai Mara
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This shows very much the beauty of Mana Pools, Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
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Leopard cub in the Linyanti area, Lebala concession, Botswana
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© Thomas Retterath 2016
Lately… am I very occupied and cannot expose anything, but I have rescued one that after changing the tones… gave me a surprise… what seems it to you?! ***
Últimamente estoy muy ocupado y no puedo exponer nada, pero he rescatado una que después de cambiar los tonos…me dio una sorpresa… ¿¡a vosotros que os parece?! ***
Lion cubs, about 3 months old, explore their world in the morning sun on the African savanna.
Masai Mara - Kenya
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Leopardensichtungen sind in der Regel sehr selten - Schließlich gehören diese wunderschönen Katzen zu den am schwierigsten auffindbaren der BigFive!
Plötzlich und für mich völlig unerwartet kam diese schöne Katze aus dem hohen Gras hervor und zeigte sich.
10 Sekunden hat sie uns gegeben - dann verschwand sie wieder tief im Gebüsch und in ihrem Revier!
Samburu - Kenia
Leopard sightings are usually very rare - After all, these beautiful cats are among the most difficult of the BigFive to find!
Suddenly and totally unexpected for me, this beautiful cat came out of the tall grass and showed herself.
10 seconds she gave us - then she disappeared again deep in the bushes and in her territory!
Samburu - Kenya
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World Lion Day is a day to pay tribute to these magnificent cats and to bring awareness to the significant decline of lions in Africa and Asia. Can you imagine an Africa with no lions?
Amu Leopard Cub is VERY TOUGH GUY!!!111 RAWR!
Amur Leopards are critically endangered with less than 200 in the world remaining, so it is a joy when two cubs were born at Brookfield Zoo on April 18, 2018.
Today Jilin and Samson came down and were very active - the two cubs playing rambunctiously with each other. Wrestling, tackling, hunting - very fun and cute.
Nicht umsonst haben diese Königinnen unter den Raubtieren einen besonderen Charakter. Stolz und Würde sind nur einige ihrer Attribute.
Kenia - Samburu
Portrait of a lioness
It is not for nothing that these queens among predators have a special character. Pride and dignity are only some of their attributes.
Kenya - Samburu
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Kurz nach der Regenzeit entwickelt sich die Masai Mara zu einem grünen Paradies. Das Gras steht dann besonders hoch. Für die Raubkatzen die besten Chancen, sich unentdeckt an ihre Beute anzuschleichen.
Masai Mara - Kenia
Lioness in the Maasai Mara
Shortly after the rainy season the Masai Mara turns into a green paradise. The grass is then particularly high. For the predatory cats the best chances to sneak up on their prey undetected.
Maasai Mara - Kenya
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Aus der Ferne kann man sich kaum vorstellen, wie kraftvoll ein Leopard sein kann.
Er wirkt fast zierlich.
Erst aus der Nähe betrachtet, wird einem klar, welche Muskelkraft in dieser schönen Katze steckt.
Voll ausgewachsen bringt dieses Tier eigentlich nur ca. 70 kg auf die Waage, kann aber locker mehr als das eigene Gewicht an Beute in höchste Baumkronen vor anderen Fressfeinden in Sicherheit bringen.
Im Anschleichmodus - Leopardin in der Masai Mara - Kenia
Powerpack
From a distance, one can hardly imagine how powerful a leopard can be.
He seems almost dainty.
Only up close, you realize what muscle power is in this beautiful cat.
Fully grown, this animal actually weighs only about 70 kg, but can easily bring more than its own weight of prey to safety in the highest treetops from other predators.
In creeping mode - Leopardess in the Masai Mara - Kenya
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Luluka(Leopard) had a good meal followed by a long siesta- she woke up around sunset time sitting in this relaxed posture.
Elephant family on their dusty journey to the waterholes
Amboseli - Kenya
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Young male Leopard posing nicely in the Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana
All animals in Africa bite, but the safari bug is the worst.
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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Die Leopardendame Kaboso in ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum anzutreffen, ist immer wieder ein Highlight. Schließlich gehört sie und ihre Artgenossen zu den am schwierigsten auffindbaren der BigFive!
Gern ziehen sie sich auf Bäume zurück, meist unentdeckt - wo sie stundenlang zubringen können.
Kaboso zeigte sich hier jedoch ausnahmsweise mal in ihrem Loft in luftiger Höhe und war schon von weitem gut zu erkennen
Masai Mara - Kenia
Kaboso's Lofthouse
Meeting the leopard lady Kaboso in her natural habitat is always a highlight. After all, she and her conspecifics are among the most difficult of the BigFive to find!
They like to retreat to trees, mostly undiscovered - where they can spend hours.
Kaboso, however, showed up here for once in her loft in airy heights and was already well recognizable from afar.
Masai Mara - Kenya
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Löwen im Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe-Nationalpark, Botswana).
Lions in the Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
Eye to eye encounter with a beautiful lioness and mother.
Maasai Mara - Kenya
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Herd of Elephants strolling through a channel in the Kwando river area of Botswana.
Lebala Concession
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© Thomas Retterath 2016
A family group of African elephants on the open plains of Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Amboseli is renowned for having some of Africa's last great tuskers, and the dominant bull's magnificent ivory speaks to decades of survival in one of the continent's most iconic wildlife reserves. The protective clustering of adults around the younger animals captures the deep family bonds that make elephants one of the most emotionally complex species on the planet.
This elephant was minding its own business in the distance, unaware of us—until our whispers and the click of the camera caught its attention. Then, it looked over... and slowly began to approach... cautiously...
• African Elephant / African bush elephant / African savanna elephant
• Elefante Africano / elefante africano de sabana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Proboscidea
Family:Elephantidae
Genus:Loxodonta
Species:L. africana
Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa