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When danger approaches,
My spots help me hide.
When it comes to the forest,
I’ll be your guide.
I’m an agile arboreal,
Climbing to the sky,
Strong branches are my favorite,
Upon them I will lie.
My muscles tighten and I’m tense,
As I wait for prey.
I pounce and then my dinners served,
I’m done hunting for the day.
Like a light in the darkness,
Like a flag in a battle,
Like a map on a journey,
Like an oar or a paddle.
If I just kept my eyes,
On my mother’s white tail,
I could spot her easily,
With no need to wail.
Now I dash through the forest,
I know my own way.
She taught me to thrive,
And I’m still here today.
Makwela is leopard who's territory lies within the Sabi Sands game reserve, South Africa. The photo was taken in May 2006 when she was pregnant. She has since given birth to a female cub.
detail of "Two Leopards Playing in the Exeter Change Menagerie"
by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767-1849)
natural acai seed beads from the Amazon
donated to A Wild Affair
Stone Zoo auction 2010
What an amazing moment it was when came upon this young male leopard, obviously sated from a fresh kill. In the early morning dawn he just sat near the side of the road and looked at us for about 20 minutes while we clicked away! Then, imagine our suprise as we got a bonus as another young male come up and joined him before walking off and having a bit of a play tussle! The memory is ingrained in my brain! It was soooo COOL!
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Lobo)
This male leopard was finishing the last bits of an impala kill he made 2 days before. We were very lucky to be able to park just below of the tree he was in.
Having been inspired by the great leopard shots from Sandy, I decided to shoot a leopard too. When aiming for one, why not aim for the Snow Leopard instead of any other leopard! ; )
Please see the comment for the location of this Snow Leopard.
Namibia.
Hammerstein Lodge
Maltahöhe, 65 km from Sossusvlei
The lodge has cats (cheetah, leopard and caracal) in large fenced areas where you can join a guided walk.
Big five #5
It's the only leopard I saw on my trip.
Princess Sarani was watching her mate Sabu, leap up onto the rock ledge where she followed him soon after and then snuggled up for a mid-day nap. Many of you already know that Snow Leopards are great jumpers.
"Able to leap 50 feet horizontally! Able to jump 20 feet vertically!"
Brookfield Zoo has acquired two Snow Leopards for hopefully future babies. They arrived in October 2011. The 20 month old male, Sabu, is from Cape May Zoo in New Jersey and the 15 month old female, Sarani, is from Tautphaus Zoo in Idaho. It appeared that they bonded very quickly which is a great sign.
Sabu and Sarani are part of the SSP breeding program as they are an endangered species.
See more info on the Snow Leopard Trust website
We caught up with this leopard on a night drive but he'd obviously seen it all before and just waited patiently for us to leave. South Luangwa National Park
Taken With New Nikon Coolpix P510 Digital Camera With 42 Times Optical Zoom @ The Philly Zoo, Please Ask Before Using A Photo, Thanks - Todd - bigcats.tripod.com