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Young male leopard seemingly in deep thought.

“As the sun set behind the Drakensburg mountains, we spotted the Ndzandzeni Female approaching one of the water holes to drink. In the low light, a shot at motion blur seemed to work out quite well. She must have turned her head as the shutter opened and essentially kept it still while the rest of the body moved. This allowed for her face to appear in focus and the rest of the image blurred.

She then settled down for a drink facing away from us and the golden light on her stunning rosettes made for a great shot.”

“The day after the brutal clash we found Tortoise Pan looking unphased and unbothered quite true to his tough reputation.

While he initially showed a slight limp, he's bounced back quickly and was seen just yesterday helping himself to Tiyani and the cub's meal, business as usual for the gangster of the north.”

Inka’s facial markings.

Noisy Inka.

Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus ssp. kotiya)

“This is the beautiful Nzuri - one of the 6 sub-adult Topi Boys in the Maasai Mara. I have nicknamed him ‘Curly’ because he has the most beautiful curly mane. He is going to be even more stunning when that mane of his is fully grown.

We found him lying on this mound right next to a small river crossing before sunrise one morning, and were able to position the car so that we were below him, to pick up some of the colours in the dawn.”

“The Marsh Lions [in 1982.] Easy to see why we named them the Marsh Pride. The Musiara Marsh is the heart of their dry season territory. In the rainy seasons the Marsh lives up to its name.”

ENDANGERED ASIATIC CHEETAH