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Rainforest Leopards

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(01-14-2020, 01:30 AM)Lycaon Wrote:


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Nice find, that male has a huge skull.
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Stills from this old post. Amazing how it looks more like a jaguar rather than a leopard just because of the larger skulls these leopards have.


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Seeing these photos ,makes me want to take a extended trip to Gabon and get to know these pardus better.
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(02-19-2020, 11:41 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Seeing these photos ,makes me want to take a extended trip to Gabon and get to know these pardus better.

Me too. There are quite some popular parks I would love to visit such as Loango National Park and Lopé. It's a beautiful country and seeing pictures of forest elephants and other animals living in harmony looks very fascinating!


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But I think these leopards are secretive animals who prefer to stay out of sight. Not like Sabi Sand or Yala leopards who are used to vehicles:

"Although leopards are quite numerous in most of Gabon's forests, they are extremely difficult to see and even more difficult to photograph. The photo above is not of me, but of my friend Philippe JEANMART of the CEB (Bambidie, near Lastourville) whom I thank here for his authorization to use it. It is a leopard (Panthera pardus). It is the result of chance but also of a seized opportunity. People working in the forest see panthers from time to time, but the reflex to take out a device, if you have one with either, and to have a few seconds of immobility of the animal to take it, are privileged moments and extremely rare. This photo is not easy to take. It was taken in late December 2010, near Bambidie, in the evening."


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Female and cub (click to play)




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Another option to see rainforest leopards ,would be chinko reserve in Central African Republic. I read that they are active during the day due to the remoteness of the place.
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(02-19-2020, 11:41 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Seeing these photos ,makes me want to take a extended trip to Gabon and get to know these pardus better.


And I want to see footage or pictures of these Leopards predating on Gorillas and Chimpanzees.

Even if the Leopard's hunt is unsuccessful, you can at least see how the Gorilla actually fights with a predator.

Otherwise you get weird theories like this at 8:29




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(02-24-2020, 02:17 AM)Styx38 Wrote:
(02-19-2020, 11:41 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Seeing these photos ,makes me want to take a extended trip to Gabon and get to know these pardus better.


And I want to see footage or pictures of these Leopards predating on Gorillas and Chimpanzees.

Even if the Leopard's hunt is unsuccessful, you can at least see how the Gorilla actually fights with a predator.

Otherwise you get weird theories like this at 8:29





The only footage by photo/video is a leopard cub caught by chimpanzees. This happened in Queen Elizabeth park in Uganda

Quote:One of the predators of chimpanzees is the leopard (Panthera pardus), a feline of wide distribution, powerful claws, sharp teeth and incredible strength. It can easily climb trees, so it is not especially difficult to reach a chimpanzee. In the national parks of Lopé and Taï, in Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon, respectively, leopard attacks are one of the most important causes of death of these primates. Leopards can feed on bonobos and common chimpanzees, but they sometimes kill the offspring of these cats to reduce the odds of being attacked when they grow. It sounds harsh, but it is only a strategy that has the purpose of increasing their chances of survival.


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That is also one of the main reasons to see them hunt chimpanzee and gorilla.
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(02-24-2020, 01:06 PM)Luipaard Wrote:
(02-24-2020, 02:17 AM)Styx38 Wrote:
(02-19-2020, 11:41 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Seeing these photos ,makes me want to take a extended trip to Gabon and get to know these pardus better.


And I want to see footage or pictures of these Leopards predating on Gorillas and Chimpanzees.

Even if the Leopard's hunt is unsuccessful, you can at least see how the Gorilla actually fights with a predator.

Otherwise you get weird theories like this at 8:29





The only footage by photo/video is a leopard cub caught by chimpanzees. This happened in Queen Elizabeth park in Uganda

Quote:One of the predators of chimpanzees is the leopard (Panthera pardus), a feline of wide distribution, powerful claws, sharp teeth and incredible strength. It can easily climb trees, so it is not especially difficult to reach a chimpanzee. In the national parks of Lopé and Taï, in Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon, respectively, leopard attacks are one of the most important causes of death of these primates. Leopards can feed on bonobos and common chimpanzees, but they sometimes kill the offspring of these cats to reduce the odds of being attacked when they grow. It sounds harsh, but it is only a strategy that has the purpose of increasing their chances of survival.


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And we have photographs of the aftermath of Leopard-Chimp interactions.


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However, I am pretty sure everyone wants to see this.


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I think this can be possible. If the Congo Forest people ( Henschel, Xavier etc.) join forces with South African scientists, who are good at monitoring and tracking Leopards with satellites, this may work. They could locate the Leopards, tranquilize them and track the Leopard movement and kills.

A bonus would be to see if they can put a camera on the Leopard'a back to film its motion, behavior, hunts and etc.









At least it would be a start to see how often the Leopard attacks Gorillas and how Gorillas actually fight.
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