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I really like this shot! Really cute and so sleepy! I also like the fact that the background is black, I didn't need to change a lot on it.
✰ This photo was featured on The Epic Global Showcase here: flavoredtape.com/post/154681943512
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Out of the bush by janakapx on 500px
Persian leopard (léopard de Perse, panthera pardus saxicolor) from the Amnéville Zoo near Metz in Moselle, France.
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The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a wild feline predator native to the Russian Far East. It is one of the rarest felines in the world with an estimated 30 to 35 individuals remaining in the wild. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has deemed the Amur leopard critically endangered, meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
I took over 300 shots of this incredibly secretive and elusive animal. Every one of them has something unique and slightly different that makes it interesting.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Species native to subsaharan Africa, the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia as far as Java. A carnivore with a wide range of prey animals from antelopes to rats.
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55mm / 160th / f9 / iso400
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Oi, meninas!
Tava há muito tempo pra fazer essa nail art, mas dessa vez fiz diferente...
Geralmente uso como fundo o Citrino Nude (Risque) e o Vision (um marrom bizarrinho encontrado num balaio... da Risque) para fazer as manchinhas.
E acho que o pulo do gato esta em usar tinta acrílica (substituindo o esmalte preto) para contornar as manchinhas... A tinta não seca tão rápido e é bem mais fácil de trabalhar do que o esmalte. Sem contar que permite fazer pontinhos bem pequenininhos, coisa que não rola com esmalte, e assim a definição fica bem melhor.
Então, aí está a minha versão colorida das oncinhas.
E, sem carimbo!!
Espero que gostem!
Beijinhos e bom ano novo!
this is the male amur leopard at the central florida zoo in sanford. photos at the central florida zoo are tricky because of cages. then again, given the choice of having a cage between us or nothing at all, i think i'd go with the cage =) ... such a gorgeous animal.
on a sad note, there are only 30-40 of these big cats left in the wild and approximately 150 in captivity. because of interbreeding among animals of unknown heritages, only 12 of the captive amurs are purebreds. amur leopards are critically endangered.
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-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as most interesting.
I had a really great exhibition opening and have sold quite a few works so far which has been a pleasant surprise. I have however felt quite spent since then and have lacked my usual drive.
I feel totally uninspired and everything I have shot since just ends up being shelved.
I thought a few days break would be good to catch up with family and other things I have neglected.
This shot from earlier this year was waiting in the wings and was just right for today.
Hope you are all well and happy and I will visit your streams.
Check this kitty up close & View On Black
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The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), whose habitat is currently confined to the Sikhote-Alin mountains, is the northernmost subspecies of leopard. It is also known as the Far-East leopard and the Siberian leopard. It is extremely close to extinction, with only about 35 still living in the wild. Habitat destruction and the fur trade have diminished its numbers dramatically.
Although their range overlaps with that of the Siberian tiger, their population is not as heavily affected as it is for other leopards and tigers in different regions. Amur leopards tend to avoid living or hunting too close to tiger territory to avoid direct competition for prey.
Like all leopards, they are very skillful and opportunistic hunters, though their usual diet consists of roe and sika deer, hares, badgers and smaller rodents. They are solitary animals with primarily nocturnal habits.
They stand apart from other leopards in their longer fur and legs, probably to better cope in the harsh, cold conditions of the taiga. They also have larger and more widely spaced rosettes. Their fur lightens to a pale cream during winter, but is more golden orange during summer. During the summer, their fur is usually about 2.5 cm long, but during winter, their fur is around 7 cm. Males are about fifty percent larger than females, and their weight ranges from 65 to 155 pounds.
While the Amur leopard inhabits the same area as the Siberian tiger, it has received far less attention from the media and from charities. The Amur leopard is the rarest of the big cats, and is in danger of dying out in the wild. They are suffering from habitat loss and are especially vulnerable to natural disasters, such as fire, because of their fragmented range. Amur leopards prefer to live in forested territory, but most of the forest in which they live is surrounded by farms and villages, making poaching easier.
from: Wikipedia
Taken @ Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam
The Amur leopard at the Oregon zoo is one of the most impressive animals I've ever had the honor to meet. Shortly after taking this photo, I got the idea to make a sound to catch his attention, and found myself completely stunned as Freddy set his gaze on me. I forgot to hold down the shutter! So alas, the moment was lost from a photographic standpoint. But it's something that I certainly will never forget. The intensity of his gaze, and the almost-human depth in his eyes. It was, quite possibly, the look of one who questions the purpose of their own existance. That really shocked me, and, in a way, forced me to reconsider what it means to be human...
Thank you, Freddy, for the wonderful lesson.
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