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Leopard skins seized in Libreville, Gabon from wildlife traffickers that were most likely poached in Gabon. Panthera's Lion Program Survey Coordinator, Dr. Phil Henschel, was called in to help identify the confiscated felid skins.
I love to walk through the woods in the fall to take pictures of all the neat leaves. This was my favorite photo of a leopard frog. It was neat to see him today. - Diego
Relaxing leopard laying on wet and cool ground near a waterhole.
Taken at Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, South Africa.
CANON EOS 7D | CANON EF 28-300mm/1:3,5-5,6 L IS USM | ADOBE LIGHTROOM 3.
Leopard at Ngala Private Game Reserve, where we were blessed with eight great sightings in four days. © Andy Withers
Snow leopard at Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
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The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Wikipedia
© 2016 Tony Worrall
Taken @ Olmense Zoo, Olmen
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, and China. Because of its declining range and population, it is listed as a "Near Threatened" species by the IUCN.
Compared to other members of the Felidae family, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic (completely black or very dark) are known as black panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass, and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert