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Having previously been to South Africa and failing to see a leopard, seeing one was top of the list in Tanzania. This was the first one we saw and it wasn't to be the last...
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.
One of the male leopards in the San Diego Zoo's breeding program. Conservation status: Critically Endangered
Female Leopard looking back to where she had just hidden her cub before going off on a hunting trip.
Photographed on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Portrait of a three month old snow leopard in Zoo Krefeld (Germany)
The baby snow leopard was born June 13, 2013. The young male is called Schan and his mother is Dari.
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. They occupy alpine and subalpine areas generally 2,500 to 6,500 metres above sea level.
The total wild population of the snow leopard is estimated at 3,000 to 6,000 individuals. The snow leopard is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as globally Endangered. There are also approximately 500 snow leopards in zoos around the world.
Snow leopards are slightly smaller than the other big cats but, like them, exhibit a range of sizes, generally weighing between 27 and 55 kg, with an occasional large male reaching 75 kg and small female of under 25 kg. They have a relatively short body, measuring in length from the head to the base of the tail 75 to 130 cm. However, the tail is quite long, at 80 to 100 cm, with only the domestic-cat-sized marbled cat being relatively longer-tailed. They are stocky and short-legged big cats, standing about 60 cm at the shoulder.
Snow leopards have long, thick fur, and their base colour varies from smoky gray to yellowish tan, with whitish underparts. They have dark grey to black open rosettes on their bodies, with small spots of the same color on their heads and larger spots on their legs and tails. Unusually among cats, their eyes are pale green or grey in colour.
Snow leopards are carnivores and actively hunt their prey. Like many cats, they are also opportunistic feeders, eating whatever meat they can find, including carrion and domestic livestock. They can kill animals more than three to four times their own weight.
Portret van een drie maanden oude sneeuwpanter in Zoo Krefeld (Duitsland, ca 45 km vanaf Venlo).
De kitten hier op de foto is 13 juni 2013 geboren. Het jonge mannetje heet Schan en z'n moeder is Dari.
De sneeuwpanter, sneeuwluipaard of irbis (Panthera uncia, synoniem Uncia uncia) is een met uitsterven bedreigde soort uit de familie der katachtigen (Felidae). De sneeuwpanter leeft in het Himalaja-gebergte en de uitlopers ervan in centraal Azië. Het dier voelt zich heel goed thuis op hoogten van 2500 tot 6500 meter; 's winter wat lager en zomers wat hoger. De sneeuwpanter is een bijna mythisch dier. Dit zeldzame roofdier wordt zelfs door de lokale bevolking zelden of nooit gezien, maar pootafdrukken bewijzen zijn aanwezigheid.
's Nachts houdt hij zich schuil in een hol dat enige bescherming biedt tegen de kou. Vooral tijdens de schemering van de vroege ochtend en de late namiddag jaagt de sneeuwpanter op grote maar ook kleinere dieren. Hij besluipt zijn prooi en werpt zich er dan op met een enorme sprong (tot 15 meter ver of 8 meter hoog).
De sneeuwpanter heeft een stevige wat gedrongen bouw met een brede borstkas en is zeer goed aangepast op het leven in koude streken. De vacht van de sneeuwpanter is lichtgrijs en neigt soms iets naar geel. Hij heeft zwarte vlekken op zijn lijf. De vacht is dik en zijdezacht en de ronde kop is relatief klein. Zijn lichaamslengte ligt tussen 1 en 1,30 meter. Zijn staart is 80 centimeter tot 1 meter en de schofthoogte is circa 60 centimeter. Zijn gewicht ligt tussen de 25 en 75 kilo.
De sneeuwpanter kan men van andere panters onderscheiden doordat hij kleiner is, en doordat zijn staart relatief langer is. Deze staart helpt hem om zijn evenwicht te bewaren bij de sprongen die hij maakt over de vaak diepe kloven in het bergachtige gebied waarin hij woont. Hij gebruikt hem ook om zijn neus en bek te beschermen als het erg koud is. Zijn grote harige poten functioneren als sneeuwschoenen, zoals die van de lynx.
Er wordt verondersteld dat de sneeuwpanter net als de tijger over het algemeen solitair leeft, maar niet totaal solitair. Ze paren alleen gedurende het paringsseizoen als koppels in elkaars woongebied komen.
Sneeuwluipaarden of sneeuwpanters worden in geen enkel Nederlands dierenpark gehouden.
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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
Another beautiful, but critically endangered big cat - this time a Persian leopard.
The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), or Iranian leopard, is one of the leopard subspecies native to western Asia. It is endangered throughout its range in the Middle East.
The Persian leopard is one of the largest of all the subspecies of leopards in the world. It can grow to up to 1.5 to 2.7 feet tall at the shoulder, and weigh as much as 155 lbs. Before 1990, when Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkmenistan were the Soviet republics, the scientific names of the leopard used in these countries were P.p. tulliana and P.p. ciscaucasica, whereas the name P.p. saxicolor had been traditionally used by the western specialists for the cats in Iran and, partially, Afghanistan. There are currently a few hundred left in the world.
A leopard's diet varies depending on where it thrives. The Persian leopard's diet varies from small mammals and birds, to larger animals such as, deer, antelope, Bezoar ibex, and occasionally wild boar.
This cat is a very old one - and blind in one eye - in fact its missing entirely.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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.
Licking its lips and walking with purpose.
Taken at the age of 14, only seems like yesterday
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Another photo of the beautiful leopard we saw during a drive around Kruger National Park. From memory it was on a drive from Lower Sabie to Skukuza - we saw four leopards this day, two in trees and two on the ground.
Second group of shots taken with new lens. Canon 100-400mm. A bit of a challenge, Need a lot more practice
Leopard sighting at Pilanesberg.
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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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poCw2CCrfzA
Le ricordanze (1829)
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Poscia, per cieco malor,
condotto della vita in forse,
piansi la bella giovanezza,
e il fiore de’ miei poveri dÃ,
che sà per tempo cadeva…
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Fugaci giorni! a somigliar d’un lampo
son dileguati.
E qual mortale ignaro di sventura esser può,
se a lui giá scorsa quella vaga stagion,
se il suo buon tempo,
se giovanezza, ahi giovanezza! è spenta?
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Guacomo Leopardi (Recanati 1798 – Napoli 1837)
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