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Well remember this December day and yes it was nearly dark when this shot was taken, would like to see my digi camera get a decent shot here
The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), also known as the Far Eastern Manchurian leopard, is a wild predator native to Korea, Northeast China and the Russian Far East.
This leopard subspecies home is the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests. It is one of the rarest big cats in the world with an estimated 30 to 45 individuals remaining in the wild.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has deemed the Amur leopard critically endangered, meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
(source: Wikipedia)
My all-time favourite animal - the beautiful Snow Leopard, today afforded me some minutes of delight, sitting for photographs in the best position to avoid the wire cage.
Well, not totally, but largely removed anyway by careful framing, manual focus and depth of field.
I have not used any post digital trickery to remove the cage from the shot - though I would love to know how!
It is very frustrating to have such intrusive wire instead of clear glass.
The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), sometimes known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet.
The Snow Leopard cannot roar.
Well known for its beautiful fur, the snow leopard has a whitish-tan coat with ringed spots of dark, ashy-brown and rosettes of black. Its tail is heavy with fur and the bottom of its paws are covered with fur for protection against snow and cold. The life span of a snow leopard is normally 15-18 years, but in captivity they can live up to 20 years.
Weighing usually 35 to 55 kilograms, the snow leopard is slightly smaller on average than a leopard. Exceptional large males can weigh up to 75 kg, very small females weigh only 25 kg.
The head and body length is 100 to 130 cm, the shoulder height is about 60 cm . The tail measures 80 to 100 cm and is proportionately longer than in any other cat species of comparable size. It helps to maintain its balance on the rugged terrain and unstable surfaces of its habitat and is used to cover its nose and mouth in very cold conditions. The head of the Snow Leopard is relatively small, however the male's head is usually much squarer and wider than that of the female. The big furry feet act as snowshoes, like those of the lynxes. The snow leopard has gray-and-white thick fur with numerous rosettes on the flanks and spots on the head and neck.
In summer, the snow leopard usually lives above the tree line on mountainous meadows and in rocky regions at an altitude of 2.700 to 6000 m. In winter, it comes down into the forests at an altitude of about 2000 m. It leads largely a solitary life, although mothers can rear cubs for extended periods of time in cave dens in the mountains. It is an opportunistic feeder, eating whatever meat it can find and kills animals three times its size, including domestic livestock. Its diet consists mainly of ibexes, the Bharal, the Markhor, the Urial, deer, boars, as well as pikas, marmots and other small rodents.
Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Ein Leopard im Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe-Nationalpark, Botswana).
A Leopard in the Savuti Game Reserve (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
Chris Loades/ FFI
The Pamirs, known as the ‘Roof of the World’, are one of the key mountain ranges of Central Asia and are home to Tajikistan’s globally significant snow leopard population.
FFI is working to bring together local communities, hunting agencies, the state conservation sector and the military on the Tajik side of the Pamir mountain range in a programme to help conserve the regions’ biodiversity.
The project aims to secure vital snow leopard habitat and offer further hope to all the species found in the breathtaking Pamir landscape, including Marco-Polo sheep and the Barheaded (Indian) Goose.
Photo taken (through glass) at Chessington Zoo at Chessington World of Adventures theme park in the UK.
Snow Leopard at Marwell Park.
I love this cat, just wish the wouldn't put them behind glass so damd hard to get a good shot.
My god, all they do is lounge around.... yard the game into a tree so the hyena's don't bother them and life is good. Leopard, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana Oct 13 09 9526
The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. Classified as Endangered. The Sri Lankan leopard has a tawny or rusty yellow coat with dark spots and close-set rosettes, which are smaller than in Indian leopards. The Sri Lankan leopard hunts like other leopards, silently stalking its prey until it is within striking distance where it unleashes a burst of speed to quickly pursue and pounce on its victim. The prey is usually dispatched with a single bite to the throat.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
We found this young male leopard near Lugmag Dam in Kruger Park just before midday. Contrary to what people believe, leopards in fact are as active during the day if not more so than lions. In hunting areas leopards are predominantly nocturnal in order to escape hunters finding them. This young male was actively stalking some impala before he turned around, clearly surprised we had found him and gave us this stare probably questioning to himself what this 3-eyed monster was (due to 3 lenses ;) )