Ich finde, dass Leoparden (hier auf dem Bild) neben Tigern die schönsten und elegantesten Großkatzen sind und dieses Bild unterstreicht das sehr deutlich.

Entstanden ist das ganze mit meiner Canon EOS 7D und dem Canon EF 70-200 f4 L IS USM bei Offenblende! Ich denke, dass wir uns über die Schärfe des Objektivs also nicht unterhalten müssen :-p

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Dulini Lodge, Sabi Sands, South Africa (April 2014)

Taken Marwell zoo 2014, UK.

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enjoying the sunshine at Banham Zoo

Leopard in Timbavati, South Africa

Yala - Srilanka

Beautiful big cat.

We didn't really get any great views of leopards on our first visit to Kruger in 2007. However, this year (2008), this one was waiting for us at the side of the road on our drive from Skukuza airfield to Jock Safari Lodge! Beautiful - the camouflage against the grasses was very impressive too...

The Leopard Tortoise is something you do not often see in the Eastern portion of Africa. People just don't go looking for them! I was there for several weeks, and had found all my shots of leopards and lions, rhinos and elephants....and we were driving well off the beathen path and were lucky to see this lovely creature!

Eye on the prize. A group of Springbok seem in danger! Etosha, Namibia

Lazy and relaxed as he can be for now, when he looks deeply into your eyes you'd allways feel funny

A young male leopard relaxes

Twycross Zoo

Name: Artur

Leopard: Male

Subspecies: Amur Leopard

Panthera pardus orientalis

D.O.B: 14th Sep 2002

Artur, Russian name for Artemisios, is one of two Amur Leopards born at Novosibirsk Zoo, Russia. Their mother is a female Amur leopard from Berlin Zoo and their father a male Amur leopard from Moscow Zoo.

He weighs 43 Kg (86 lbs approx), slightly lighter than his brother Artem and he eats 3 – 4 Kg (6 – 8 lbs) per meal, 3 times a week.

The powerful triangle: eyes, nose.

amur leopard

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mala Mala 2011

Philadelphia Zoo

Leopard in Kruger March 2012- rainy day

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The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with roughly 30-40 individuals remaining in the wild. Habitat loss and hunting (for trophies and use in traditional medicines) are the biggest threats to Amur leopards in the wild.

The Amur leopard has been a protected species in Russia since 1956, but poaching is still a problem. Conservation efforts in the wild for these animals include anti-poaching patrols, customs control, fighting forest fires, environmental education programmes and working closely with local communities.

Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.

We saw this magnificent creature at the end of an evening game drive.

Leopard

Seen at Etosha National Park.

Shot at Masai Mara

Owslebury, Hants, 23.5.2016 Marwell Wildlife

Amur leopard (Kaia)