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Sub-adult male leopard, photographed last morning at Wilpattu National Park. We spent over an hour with this curious 3-4 year old young male with no other vehicles to disturb the sighting (unlike at Yala). All the other vehicles were doing the Panikka villa circuit in search of the famous young leopard there whereas we decided to go in the opposite direction, end result was this photograph (and more) while everyone else saw naught. We allowed him to get comfortable with us rather than invade his space and he allowed me probably the best leopard photo op I have had in the last 5 years. Uncropped image taken on a full frame DSLR (5D III +500mm F4 IS)
Every once in a while he would check us out, but mostly he just walked around us completely unphased
Sadly not a safari but a wonderful day out at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation near Headcorn in Kent.
Amur Leopard at Colchester Zoo
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this pretty kitty was at the san diego zoo ~ truly beautiful :)
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North Chinese Leopard
Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
The North Chinese leopard is a subspecies of leopard native to Northern China. Like most Asian subspecies it is classified as endangered by the IUCN. Its prey base consists of deer and wild boar, but like any leopard it will eat almost anything it can catch including birds, rodents and even insects.
About the same size as its northern cousin the Amur leopard, the North Chinese leopard also has similar fur coloration and density, although it is a little darker and shorter. The average weight in the wild is 50 kg (110 lb) for adult males and 32 kg (70 lb) for females.
This range of this subspecies is well fragmented today but it once ranged from Central China from Lanzhou, north to the mountains south of the Chinese Gobi Desert, and east through Harbin.
The North Chinese leopard mates in January and February and after a gestation period of 105-110 days two to three young are born. The cubs weigh about one pound at birth, and open their eyes when they are about 10 days old. They will stay with their mother until they are about 20-24 months old.
Like all leopards, the North Chinese leopard is a solitary cat except for mating pairs and females with cubs. Adult males and females usually maintain territories. A male's territory will overlap the territory of more than one female.
~From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.