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With only about 130 alive in the entire world (100 of those in captivity), this Amur leopard is extremely rare and very precious. Taken on a photography day at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Wild leopard in the wild relieving himself less than 5 meters away from my open car window. I could smell the stool.
La primera vez que vino este 777 (EI-UNP) de Rossiya, la meteo era un desastre, por suerte a finales de febrero volvio a LEMD con mucho mejor tiempo (Esta semana volvio un par de veces pero el polvo sahariano deslucia bastante). En la foto vemos a dicho 777 con la decoracion de Far Eastern Leopard, rodando hacia el stand 41 despues de aterrizar desde Moscu.
Madrid Barajas 27/02/21.
About 20 minutes from the gate on the last day of our safari we finally sighted a leopard. After watching him observing an antelope crossing the track, our driver said we needed to go to avoid having to pay for another day in the park. He turned the key and nothing happened. After a nervous few minutes he was able to instruct us how to access the battery by removing the floor. All the movement was very interesting for the leopard who seemed to be hoping someone would step out to push the van. We did get it started and got to the gate, only 5 minutes late.
This photo of an old Leopard was taken in the Kruger National Park early september 2016 during an extremely dry period. The Leopard is laying next to a small tree where it had brought its prey.
We were fairly nearby and I was using a 600mm so I had to take 2 photos that I have stitched afterwards. This was no problem since the Leopard was laying quietly.
It took six hours driving round before I spotted this Leopard the only one I had seen in the wild Great rejoicing
The adorable Snow Leopard who lives at the Como Zoo in Minnesota. These endangered cats are found in the mountains of Central Asia. How cool it would be to see one of these amazing creatures in the wild!
Snow Leopard | Panthera uncia
I haven't done a burn to black edit for a while, nor have I posted anything for a while!
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
We had been looking for leopards all evening until our guide got a call on the radio from another group that had just found one. The driver whipped in out of the bush and flew down the bumpy road. We approached the vehicles parked off the road and slowed down to see where they were looking. After driving over some small bushes, our guide positioned our truck in just the right spot. The Leopard was slightly covered by some vines and grass, but I was able to come away with this image.
this absoutely great animal was seen at Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe www.karlsruhe.de/b3/freizeit/zoo.de.
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.
A leopard lounges in a tree at Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. I was so fortunate to experience 3 leopard sightings in less than 2 days, and I had been warned that not many people ever get a chance to see one in the wild, as they are somewhat elusive.
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.
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.
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.
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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