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"LEOPARDOS"

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THANK YOU ALL MY KIND FLICKR FRIENDS. YOUR COMMENTS AND INVITATIONS ARE VERY MOTIVATING AND APPRECIATED.

GRACIAS A TODOS MIS AMABLES AMIGOS DE FLICKR. SUS COMENTARIOS, INVITACIONES Y FAVORITOS, SON MUY MOTIVANTES Y APRECIADOS.

Images and textures of my own.

Querétaro - México.

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Kruger National Park, South Africa

Noord- Chinese panter

Singita, Serengeti

This leopard was photographed in the Ndutu area of Tanzania with Todd Gustafson several years ago. Todd is a world class nature photographer and it was my privilege to go to Tanzania with him twice. This particular leopard was a female who took up a position on a fallen trunk of a tree, right at eye level. As we approached I kept pushing the shutter, expecting to have to stop once she showed any sign of discomfort. It never happened. We were able to stop very close to her where this image was taken. You feel like a very lucky person when something like this happens, a memory I'll never forget. It's what's special about photography. All the memories come flooding back.

Take care guys, Mike.

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Looking close... on Friday!

A single Leaf.

Ledebouria socialis 'Silver Squill, Leopard Lily, Wood Hyacinth': Silvery grey leaves with dark green splotches grow over succulent bulbs. Underside of leaves and the bulbs are dark purple. Full sun. Drought tolerant

Wishing everyone an awesome week...

South Africa, Mpumalanga

By Svetlana Fomenko

One of my favourite images from Namibia - a one year old Leopard cub resting...

Botswana

Los tiburones cebra (Leopard Shark en Thailandia) son nocturnos y pasan la mayor parte del día inmóviles en el fondo marino. Por la noche cazan activamente buscando moluscos, crustáceos, pequeños peces óseos y ocasionalmente serpientes marinas dentro de las cavidades y huecos de los arrecifes. Aunque son criaturas solitarias durante la mayor parte del año durante la estación de apareamiento forman grandes concentraciones. El tiburón cebra es ovíparo: las hembras depositan varias docenas de cápsulas de huevos, que aferra a estructuras subacuáticas con filamentos adhesivos.

Los tiburones cebra (Tiburon leopardo en Tailandia) son inofensivos y no representan una amenaza para los humanos, son muy populares en acuarios públicos y en excursiones de buceo. La World Conservation Union tiene catalogada la especie como Vulnerable en todo el mundo. La principal amenaza para la especie es la pesca comercial que se realiza en toda su zona de distribución (excepto en Australia) debido a su carne, aletas y el aceite de su hígado. En los últimos años las estadísticas sugieren que su población se encuentra en retroceso.

Zebra shark (Leopard Shark in Thailandia) are nocturnal and spend most of the day motionless on the seabed. At night, they actively hunt for mollusks , crustaceans , small bony fish, and occasionally sea snakes within the cavities and hollows of reefs . Although solitary creatures for most of the year, they form large aggregations during the mating season. Zebra sharks are oviparous: females lay several dozen egg capsules, which they attach to underwater structures with adhesive filaments.

Zebra sharks are harmless and pose no threat to humans. They are very popular in public aquariums and on diving excursions. The World Conservation Union lists the species as Vulnerable worldwide. The main threat to the species is commercial fishing throughout its range (except in Australia) for its meat, fins, and liver oil. In recent years, statistics suggest that its population is declining.

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.

Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.

leopard

Snow Leopard, Dublin Zoo, Ireland

Kruger National Park.

Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.

Kruger National Park.

Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.

Kruger National Park

Hi everyone, I hope the holiday season has been all dreamy and happy and good! I’m in catch up mode … I’ve done nothing but watch football the last few months because, well … football is life! Go Dawgs! Sugar Bowl bound! Am I excited? Am I an obnoxiously passionate football loving proud UGA alum? Yes, I am! Woof, baby, woof! ❤️🐶🐾🏈

I did a black and white rendition of this photo a while back on PF. I liked the mood of it in color as well, and let’s be honest, it’s still sorta grey and black because, no news flash here, I love grey and black (and red!)! And this skirt, these leopard tights. Yes, please! SL fashion creators, you rock!

Sending lots of love and happiest of happy wishes for the year ahead! xoxo ❤️🍷

Leopard on a tree branch in Kruger National Park - South Africa

Leopard, Serengeti, Tanzania.

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Photographed in Lion Sands Game Reserve, South Africa.

Kruger National Park.

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Tierpark Hellabrunn München. China Leopard Julius hat im Juni 2016 München verlassen und ist nach Hannover gezogen.

Colchester Zoo. 5th March 2018

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!!

Zoo München Hellabrunn

My first wild leopard. Seen in Wilipattu National Park, Sri Lanka

Happy Friday!

Another photo of the beautiful female leopard that ran alongside the road as we were driving along. We stopped the car and she came up beside the car and hid behind a bush and began watching some Impala on the opposite side. They spotted her and she decided to just sit and wait. There were no other cars around for quite a while, so a wonderful sighting where we had her to ourselves for photos.

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!)

Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Leopards are graceful and powerful cats. They are astoundingly strong and are the strongest of the big cats. They are able to climb trees, even when carrying heavy prey, and often choose to rest on tree branches during the day.

The leopard is the most elusive and secretive of the large felids. They are extremely difficult to trace and locate in the wild.

They run up to 58km/h and can leap 6m horizontally and 3m vertically. They are also very strong swimmers.

(Shingwedzi , Kruger National Park, RSA).

I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Many thanks to everyone who chooses to leave a comment or add this image to their favorites, it is much appreciated.

©Elsie van der Walt, all rights reserved. Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. If you are interested in using one of my images, please send me an E-mail (elsie.vdwalt@gmail.com).