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Mala Mala Game Reserve
South Africa
Near Kruger National Park
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Male leopard walking by a slightly inclined dirt road in the reserve directly in front of our jeep located at the bottom. He traveled down the road for quite a distance before swerving off into the bush. I was quite fortunate to see this male because our jeep was the only one present during the encounter.
One early rainy morning we spotted this young male leopard sitting out near the road not far from camp! He was sitting in some bushes and just sat there and stared at us! I love this capture with his tongue out and I think it shows his youth! This photo was taken in the Olare motorogi conservancy in Kenya!
Looking back... she was sitting on the river bench, but I didn't found out, what caught her attention.
In het Sabi Sands ook wel de bakermat van alle safari's genoemd hebben we deze prachtige luipaarden mogen bewonderen. Schitterend om ze van zo dichtbij te mogen fotograferen.
This and another were tracking a leopard. When very close the leopard ran up a tree - and the hyenas left the scene.
Les Bruants à gorge blanche envahissent Montréal présentement. Ils arrivent en grand nombre dans nos parcs et chantent à qui mieux mieux, et grattent frénétiquement dans les feuilles mortes en quête de nourriture. Ils sont si nombreux, que c’est d’ailleurs le chant d’un Frédéric que j’ai entendu en tout premier lieu ce matin à 6 h. J’ai photographié celui-ci dans les milieux humides de Montréal/Technoparc ce matin. Ça m’a fait un bien énorme d’entendre chanter les oiseaux autour de moi, les grenouilles léopards et les crapauds d’Amérique, alors que je sillonnais les sentiers tapissés d’érythrones d’Amérique, de trilles rouges et blancs et de tussilages. Ah le printemps, quelle magnifique saison après nos longs hivers!
When we're driving over the Biyamiti Bridge we shout out simultaneously there is a leopard in the riverbed. WhileThomas saw the leopard mother, I spotted the cub. The cub ran over the hill, the mother still stayed in the riverbed. This pictures are a serie, when the mother starts to call her cub until there reunion. What a great experience!
Leopard - Panthera pardus
South Africa November 2018
Kruger NP
I aimed at photographing an ordinary portrait of the leopard, but he was moving too close, nearly filled my camera’s viewfinder.
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Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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Female leopard out looking for prey in the Masai Mara National Reserve. This image has been cropped to bring the leopard closer.
We could spot this huge guy at Grootkolk Wilderness Camp in Kgalagadi. While we observe a brown hyena drinking at the waterhole, this guy come rushing up and chased the hyena away. A really good start on my birthday !
The leopard is a male called Kham and was first seen in 2011!
Leopard - Panthera pardus
South Africa Oktober/November 2017
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Leopard Slug (Limax maximus). Can grow to 16cm in length. Fairly common and widespread in woodland and gardens. Known for its "aeriel mating" with a pair mating while dangling from a mucous filament.
Namibia Leopard differ from cheetah by its stockier and more powerful appearance, bigger head and muscular body. The expression in their eyes is baleful and catlike whereas the cheetah’s eyes seem gentler.
Uncommonly seen due to their secretive nocturnal habits, they are solitary but can be seen in pairs when mating or in small groups consisting of a mother and her offsprings.
I am backtracking to mix things up a bit on my stream. Taken in Botswana in late afternoon light and posing nicely.
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Tangala Lodge - Thornybush Reserve South Africa -2014
Whenever we go to Africa we do not have much luck with Leopards, so I was very surprised to find this one in amongst the thousands of images that have not been published.
If you would like to look into the eyes of a Leopard, please click on the image...
The classic Leopard image is that of an animal draped on a branch in a tall tree. Although Leopards do spend time in trees, this image can be a little misleading as in many places where Leopards occur, such as the Central Kalahari, the trees are not suitable for climbing and the animals spend all the time of the ground. (Source: Siyabona Africa)
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches. By dragging the bodies of animals aloft it hopes to keep them safe from scavengers such as hyenas. Leopards can also hunt from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves until they spring with a deadly pounce.
These nocturnal predators also stalk antelope, deer, and pigs by stealthy movements in the tall grass. Leopards are strong swimmers and very much at home in the water, where they sometimes eat fish and crabs. (Source: National Geographic)
Leopard, Panthera pardus, 1.6 - 2.1 m / 5.25 - 6.89 ft. Females are considerably smaller than males. Extremely widely distributed in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. By far the most successful of the large cats with a very wide habitat tolerance.
Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
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