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A rare Persian Leopard is looking at the tourists at the top of its branch.
Nordens Ark, Bohuslän, Sweden
Nikon D610 + Tamron 70-200 f/2.8.
Edited with Lightroom 5.3.
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.
This is Xizi, a female Amur Leopard.
This is the rarest cat sub-species in the world. There are estimated to be 12 female Amur Leopards left in the wild.
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I've not been able to get a decent picture of my leopard friend over the years. Today was the day! Even though it was not a great day for pictures (overcast), I was able to take this.
Pretty danged excited about it!
"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."
www.centralparkzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/animals/mamma...
Central Park Zoo, New York
We were extremely fortunate to see this leopard twice in 2 different locations on the same day. Once in the morning, and once in the evening.