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Panthera pardus kotiya
Yala National Park - Sri Lanka
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This still remains as one of my favorite photos i took with my D700 since i got it, just love the combo of D700 plus the 80-200 2.8D.
Because the snow leopard lives in such inaccessible places the size of the wild population is very difficult to estimate, but could be as low as 600. These are distributed over a vast area including parts of Mongolia, USSR, China, Bhutan, N. India, Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan. Numbers are few and are restricted to the higher colder regions above the forests, where permanent snow is found.
Seasonal migrations occur, descending from altitudes of over 4000m to around 2000m, where they spend the winter months. Snow leopards prey on mountain goats, ibex, gazelle, boar and smaller mammals and birds which they hunt at night and in the early morning. They retreat to rocky lairs during the day. Snow leopards are usually solitary but have been seen to hunt in pairs (This is usually a mother and cub). Unless they have cubs they do not stay long in an area. The cubs are born in May - June. They receive milk up to 4 months but will also take meat brought to the den after 1.5 - 2 months. The nest is abandoned after about 3 to 4 months, the young staying with the mother through the following winter. They reach their full size at 1½ years.
As demand for more land has increased, domestic stock have been brought into the remote mountain areas, once the sole domain of the snow leopard. Inevitably occasional stock are killed, with the result that the snow leopard is persecuted by farmers. Hunting for the fur trade has also taken its toll, as has the reduction in the populations of its main prey species due to habitat destruction.
Photographed at Marwell Zoo, Thompsons Lane, Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1JH
This Persian Leopard occupies an enclosure right next to the new Snow Leopard family.
This is also an absolutely beautiful cat - even with only one eye.
Just as with the snow leopards it was extremely difficult in capturing clean images.
Please don't look too closely at the pixels! The viewing conditions were extremely harsh - blinding sunshine, close-checked heavy cage wire, fierce back-lighting, heavy tree cover all made for incredibly difficult capture.
And I am very much still learning the appropriate settings on my new Olympus E520 DLSR.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
This one was sleeping in a tree near Lower Sabie Camp the whole day. We went there four times during the day, as many others did. But just before the gates closed, we were the last to stay, only me and Charlotte, and then the leopard came down and come and lie down right infront of us. It pays to be patient!!
Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis). Silent, sleek, and strong, Amur leopards are deadly hunters of deep forests. They roam large areas in search of prey. Their long, thick coat and long legs help them survive the cold and deep snow of eastern Asia. Not long ago, Amur leopards lived over a wide area of northern China, the Koreas, and a small part of Russia's Far East. Expanding human populations have reduced the wilderness and isolated the leopard. With deer populations declining and habitat being disrupted, these magnificent animals teeter on the brink of extinction. Fewer than 50 individuals live in the wild. But hope remains: recent public campaigns have saved their last refuge, and some old habitat may be restored.
"Prowling over steep terrain of cliffs, ridges, gullies, and rocky outcrops, snow leopards are most active in the early morning and late afternoon. They prefer the solitary life, but aren’t unsociable. Their home ranges, which can span up to 50 square miles, often overlap. To find one another or advertise their presence, snow leopards leave scents along their routes, or scrape boulders and tree trunks with their claws. These distinct signals help the cats mark off their ranges. For their dens, snow leopards typically choose crevices or rocky caverns."
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Central Park Zoo, New York
1/24 scale Lego Leopard 2A6 Tank
Features
-head & tail lights
-independent suspention
-elevating and lowering gun
-360 degree traversing turret
-attachable missile launcher
Capabilities
-independent turret and chassis movement
-high inclines
-tough obstacles
Power functions include
-2 XL motors
-2 medium motors
-2 IR receivers
-2 LED light sets
-1 9V battery case