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This is Sayan, the male Amur Leopard at Colchester Zoo. Amur Leopards are critically endangered with only an estimated 60 individuals surviving in the wild, though thankfully their numbers appear to be rising thanks to conservation work.
This trip was a quick test run for my new lens - the Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3. It's real test comes on my planned whale watching trips in the coming weeks! Any feedback is, as always, welcome.
Colchester Zoo, Essex, UK
Just by chance and totally unprepared I come across this leopard happily rolling in the grass 5 minutes from my camp. Almost missed the scene and just happened to look down by the vehicle.
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East Africa Photo safari
Taken at the San Diego Zoo on Mother's day. We participated in the Animals in Action program highlighting the need to protect endangered species such as the clouded leopard.
There's an Impala juvenile up and to the right of the cat which he is about to eat, meanwhile checking out the 2 safari vehicles near his tree.
Fast Fact.
Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore
Protection status: Endangered
Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa.
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches. By dragging the bodies of large 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. When human settlements are present, leopards often attack dogs and, occasionally, people.
Location: Bali Safary Park
See also this shot at National Geographic Magazine.
Panthera pardus kotiya
Yala National Park - Sri Lanka
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You have to consider yourself very lucky if you get a chance to see this very elusive beautiful cat. I took this shot in South Africa at Sabi Sabi game reserve which is very close to Krugar National Par k. I was in awe looking at this beautiful creature which has the strength to pull a full grown Impala up a tree. Their spotted pattern is designed to make them blend into their surroundings as you can see here.
It's always somehow very special to see a predator in its natural habitat. The lonely leopard is really something else... Quite an amazing creature.
a female leopard walks along the dry river bed. we heard later that this leopard has two cubs but we didn't see the cubs...unfortunately...KTP, South Africa
Liski must have been one tired cat - looks like she poured herself over the rock, all ready for a nice nap!
Liski the female Amur Leopard
Photographed from a safari vehicle in the Serengeti, Tanzania
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Whenever I was looking at the face of a leopard while we were in the Serengeti, I was glad that the closeup view was because of my lens and not because I was within reach of it's claws. The leopards we saw and photographed were always calm but intimidating.
Ogni volta che guardavo il volto di un leopardo mentre eravamo nel Serengeti, ero contento che la vista del primo piano fosse dovuta al mio obiettivo e non perché ero a portata di mano degli artigli. I leopardi che abbiamo visto e fotografati erano sempre calmi ma intimidatori.
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Second group of shots taken with new lens. Canon 100-400mm. A bit of a challenge, Need a lot more practice
Sri Lankan Leopard / Leopardo de Sri Lanka.
EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II
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We saw six leopards whilst in Tanzania and it was definitely a case of saving the best till last. This one was in a tree right next to the road and allowed me to take a few photos before climbing down and disappearing into the long grass
Every move a leopard makes and every posture it shows has the overtones of stealth.
Here, the leopard was walking up in our general direction, and had a wide open path that must have been at least ten feet wide.
And yet, it walks right next to some shrubs to one side of the path, and uses camouflage right up until the end.
You can also see the slight crouch in its posture, just as it emerges from behind its cover into a more open area.
Really amazing to see it, especially when you are looking for it!
This shot was a gift! It is one of my favorite shots of this highly elusive and hard to find animal.
Maasai Mara, Kenya