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A leopard at rest beside the Talek River in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. ©2022 John M. Hudson

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Its muscular yet graceful stealth makes the leopard a prize sighting on safari, but it's not just spots that make for super-effective camouflage. The black form can be just as elusive in the bush, remaining unseen only a few metres away, the twitch of a tail is most of the time the only giveaway.

This leopard gives a perfunctory “buck-off” snarl, to something in a nearby bush.

Speed: ±58 km/h (Running)

Mass: ±30 – 91 kg (Adult, Male)

Lifespan: ±12 – 17 years (Satara,Kruger National Park, RSA).

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Leopard and cub in the africat foundation, Namibia

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This leopard looks relaxed on a riverbank, but a much larger crop would reveal a safari car very close in the bushes above him, and a number of other vehicles full of park visitors surrounding him, clamoring to photograph him. I suppose I, along with the folks in my care, was marginally more ethical because we were shooting from the other side of the river, but still I still felt a bit embarrassed to be part of a photographic feeding frenzy. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, September 2022. c.2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

Botswana

Aufgenommen im Zoo Münster

At home

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Montgomery Zoo

Snow Leopard, Dublin Zoo, Ireland

Kruger National Park.

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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

Sometimes big cats look like they are growling at you when in fact they are yawning. This grumpy guy was growling. He did not like having people around, even if we were being respectful in his majesty’s presence. As such, he didn’t stay long but I was happy to catch his growling pus. (Panthera padres) (Sony a1, 400mm lens, f/2.8, 1/800 second, ISO 1600) (Kaingo Camp, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia).

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

Le léopard, ou panthère, est un animal de la famille des félins. Son pelage est jaune et couvert de taches en rosettes (ocelles) noires. Certains léopards, plus souvent nommés panthères noires, ont une robe très foncée où l’on distingue mal les ocelles bien que présentes. Il s’agit là d’une anomalie génétique entraînant un surplus de mélanine appelé le mélanisme.

Le léopard a une espérance de vie de l’ordre de 12 ans en liberté, alors que certains peuvent atteindre l’âge honorable de 20 ans en captivité. Sa taille varie entre 1,50 et 2,50 m de longueur et de 60 à 70 cm au garrot. Il pèse entre 50 et 80 kg.

Le cri du léopard est le feulement, le miaulement et le rugissement. On dit qu'il feule, miaule et rugit.

Il n’y a pas de période de reproduction fixe. Lorsque la femelle est prête à s’accoupler, elle émet une urine caractéristique que les mâles reconnaissent immédiatement. Il arrive souvent qu’une même femelle se retrouve avec plusieurs prétendants. Ceux-ci doivent alors se battre pour conquérir la future compagne, car seul le vainqueur aura le privilège de s’accoupler. Une fois le vainqueur désigné, le couple restera ensemble durant 6 à 7 jours, tant que la femelle sera en chaleur. Puis le mâle retournera sur son territoire et laissera la femelle élever seule ses petits.

La gestation dure environ 3 mois et demi. La femelle met au monde une portée de 1 à 6 petits. À la naissance, les petits sont aveugles et pèsent environ 500 g. Au bout d’un an, les jeunes quittent leur mère pour entamer une vie de solitaire.

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

Azabu-Juban, Tokyo

Leopard Cat, Borneo, Malaysia.

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She's heading up the tree at sunset to continue eating the impala she killed earlier that day.

Leopards are beautiful cats and what wildlife photographer wouldn’t love the chance to photograph them. However, they are usually solitary and unless you’re extremely lucky enough to find a female with cubs, or interaction between two adults, or a hunt (emphasis on extremely lucky) you generally are left with them walking through their range or sleeping. Add a tree, however, and things become more potentially photogenic. This leopard was walking through the Maasai Mara savanna when it quickly climbed a tree to gain a better view of potential prey or threats. We managed to get close enough in time to catch it coming down from the tree to resume its wanderings. (Panthera pardus) (Sony a1, 200-600mm lens @344mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 second, ISO 640)

Khumbu, the most handsome snow leopard of all.....

Zoo München Hellabrunn

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

Wild South Africa

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A young female leopard moving through the bush and undergrowth with the silence and stealth of a hungry cat.

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Dream of Freedom

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!)

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.

Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

East Africa

This female leopard was hunting early in the morning. She had one cub hiding in some underbrush which I did not see. When you go on a photographic tour with fourteen people, some will see something while the others do not. But, it was a privilege to have this leopard confident enough to allow people to photograph her as she moved out into the open. And, at times, we were very close.

Female Leopard in late afternoon

A closer look than previous photo! flic.kr/p/25TyBeo

He was so chilled, we drove up to the tree, snapped his pic and left him in peace!

Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

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