taken at cricket st thomas in dorset uk, about 9 miles from me...beautiful shot of Amur Leopard looking directly at camera.... taken with an Olympus c730 ultra zoom

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Nome scientifico

Panthera uncia

Classe

Mammiferi

Ordine

Carnivori

Famiglia

Felidi

Dieta

Le prede preferite sono capre selvatiche di montagna, pecore, cervi, marmotte ed animali domestici

Riproduzione

96 gg, 1-5 cuccioli per parto

Distribuzione e status

Il Leopardo delle nevi si trova dall'Afghnistan al lago Baikal e in Tibet orientale nelle regioni montuose e rocciose fino anche a 6000 m di altitudine. Cacciato per i danni causati al bestiame, per la bellezza della sua pelliccia e come trofeo, il Leopardo delle nevi ha subito un pesante declino. La specie è inclusa nell'Appendice I della CITES ed è classificata come in pericolo (EN) dall'IUCN. Il Leopardo delle nevi si può considerare il re dei ghiacci: è una delle specie di felino che vivono nelle zone più fredde della terra. Pelo lungo e folto, manto con colorazione e disegni mimetici, spesso strato di grasso sottocutaneo, zampe corte, udito finissimo, vista acuta sono gli adattamenti morfologici selezionati per sopravvivere in questo ambiente estremo. Il Parco Natura Viva, insieme ad altre 76 istituzioni, partecipa all'EEP della specie, che coordina una popolazione di 229 esemplari di Leopardo delle nevi.

Leopard

Leopard / Panthère

Snow Leopards

Brookfield Zoo

October 20, 2013

It's been 4 weeks since I photographed Brookfield Zoo's Snow Leopard cub, Everest. He has grown quite a bit, and boy does he like to play! He keeps his mom, Sarani, very busy! It is so fun to watch them interact with one another.

Incredible Video of Mother Wildebeest Defending Her Young from this Hungry Leopard in Masai Mara, Kicheche, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQFzWoe8Ajo&t=10s

Leopard

www.flickr.com/groups/60409201@N00/

Pastel

Leopard in Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya

Leopard at Kirkmans Camp, Sabie Sands Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

This Amur Leopard is in love. He wants to court his potential mate in the enclosure next door. Unfortunately, last time they were introduced, he gave her a large love bite round the neck. Understandably, she's a little reluctant to re-engage. With only 35 of these great cats left in the wild, let's hope this couple can get it on.

Edited image the head of a leopard.

Image source: Internet Archive Book Image Photostream on Flickr.

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Leopard Gecko

Leopard portrait

leopard.

One of Marwells gorgeous Snow Leopards.

This picture is available to buy on canvas, please get in touch, Craig Hobbs Photography copyright, image taken Feb 2016

Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Its tail is broken

Leopard portrait

Taken at Santago Leopard Project, Welwyn.

South Africa 02/2014

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Savute Area, Chobe N.P., Botswana

Taken at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation on 11 Sept 09.

The Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. Taken at Wilpattu National Park.

With Impala kill, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Oct 2014.

A leopard in Satpura National Park with GypsyShack.com

Snow Leopards

Brookfield Zoo

October 20, 2013

It's been 4 weeks since I photographed Brookfield Zoo's Snow Leopard cub, Everest. He has grown quite a bit, and boy does he like to play! He keeps his mom, Sarani, very busy! It is so fun to watch them interact with one another.

Taken at Marwell recently. Trying to blur all that wire is a real challenge. Any way it's a lovely animal even if my rendition is not so good.