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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!
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.
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The Leopards & Lions exhibits ended up being a little more interesting. I was curious about how they produced the prints. They were on heavy textured art paper in antiqued wood frames. I assumed photography wasn't allowed, so this was the only snap i got.
Checking out the Kodachrome exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in DC.
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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 leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko naturally found in the deserts of southern Central Asia, from the southern parts of Afghanistan, throughout Pakistan, to the northwestern parts of India. Unlike most geckos, leopard geckos possess eyelids.
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.
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