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Querétaro - México.

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Have been neglecting my treasured leopards recently, time for some leopard love. This stunning gorgeous girl was having a rest on top of an ant hill on the plains of Sabi Sands , South Africa. She was giving us such an intense look and I found her eyes mesmerising - from a distance with a telephoto lens of course!

Happy weekend everyone, when it arrives in your part of the world. Highs of 24c and sunny here, perfect ☀️

Hi dear friends, this week another test with another new lens, the Sigma 150-600 "C", only the first impressions in one day in the Zoo.., I have a lot of problems for the right focus to the max length.. I need a lot of clicks more!!!

I wish you a fantastic weekend my friends!!

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.

Kruger National Park South Africa.

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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

Leopard, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago

Leopard, Mashatu, Botswana.

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What an incredible opportunity!! I have never been this close nor photographed this rare big cat. They are very solitary, really shy and are rarely seen in daylight.

Due to deforestation and poaching, they are identified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list. I thought I would never get such an opportunity and it was a wonderful morning indeed to see such a curious Clouded Leopard.

Fact of the day; Clouded Leopards do not roar... but they do purr.....!!!

Photographed with awe at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Botswana

Mogo Zoo

South Africa, Mpumalanga

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Snow Leopard, Dublin Zoo, Ireland

Kruger National Park.

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Serengeti, Tanzania Africa

November 2021

Leopard on a tree branch in Kruger National Park - 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.

South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

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)

Okavango, Delta, Botswana

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

Leopards are graceful and powerful cats. (Skukuza, Kruger National Park)

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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

Wild South Africa

Kruger National Park

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

(Panthera pardus pardus) B28I0084 Shawu area - Kruger NP - South Africa

As we left Shawu camp to go to Crocodile Bridge we found this male leopard hidden in a tree close to the road.

This leopard was observed in the Serengeti, Tanzania. There are endless grasslands (from which the name Serengeti comes) interspersed with rock outcroppings which provide habitat for many creatures as well as shade. The rocks also often hold rainwater where I saw elephants come to drink. The outcroppings are called Moro Kopjes, or just Kopjes. We found many lions on the rocks and were lucky to find this leopard. It napped for a long time on a rocky ledge then climbed down and made it onto this log which provided a nice photo setting. Thank you, Mr. Leopard! Leopards are strong and can carry more than their body weight up a tree, where it is safe from lions, hyena and other carnivores. We found one old carcass of something in one of the Acacia trees we passed. They need to get close to their prey to attack and often hunt at night, aiding in their concealment. Personally, I don’t think they have a personality as entertaining as lions or cheetah, but their beauty is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. (Panthera pardus) (Sony a1, 400mm f/2.8 at f/2.8, 1/800 second, ISO 640)

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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Kruger National Park, South Africa

This little 3-month-old leopard cub had already learned so much from his mother that he knew what to do when a lioness entered the leopard hide.

While the mother lured the lioness away, this cute little fellow hid in the top of a tree and didn't move for hours before the mother returned.

A scene that will stay with me forever.

Mara Triangle - Kenya

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Luipaard in rust - Namibië