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Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
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Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
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    *This image is copyright of its original author junglebeats.wildlife-Our first Leopard sighting at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. A bold and handsome Scarface in his prime.. . Probably the sighting that triggered us to get into WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY! Nov 2016 .  *This image is copyright of its original author Bhargava Srivari-Presenting the boldest Leopard I have come across in the Indian wilderness. At one point, he walked right up to the bonnet of our vehicle and continued to stare at the people inside.Kabini, India.  (11-30-2019, 08:30 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:(10-13-2019, 10:38 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote: Sanjay Gandhi National Park isn't the only green area in India's most populous city and financial hub (Mumbai) that has leopards. See what the controversy of "Aarey forest" is about: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/f...71291.html In Mumbai, India's financial capital and largest city, forest department personnel and police began a search for a leopard that was spotted in Andheri District in the early hours of Sunday, an official said. It was seen a near a hotel in the MIDC area, home to large corporate offices and mid-level units, by a security guard, he added: https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/leopard...ce-2276757, https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-ne...RWhLJ.html, https://indianexpress.com/article/cities...d-6547815/ 
Shaaz Jung: " Today, on World Photography Day, I’m going to start with celebrating the leopard who shaped my destiny as a photographer. My journey began with Scarface. He was fathered by one of the most powerful leopards and mothered by a leopardess with eyes as blue as the summer sky. His parents withered away in the winter winds of 2009 but in those winds of change, something stirred. Twilight beckoned and on an eerie summer evening in 2010, a new king was born. He wore a scar as deep as the woods and little did I know, he would grow to be my mentor and rise to be one of India’s most iconic leopards. Over time, he introduced me to his kin and I started to learn more from these leopards than I did from humans.
Scarface taught me patience, compassion and most importantly how the flow of time is not cruel but beautiful, if you allow it not to control you. As humans, we are obsessed with chiming the hour and I as I counted the years and watched him age, I feared his loss. He on the other hand cared not for the passing of time and lived with absolutely no fear of time running out. He taught me to live by the day and not measure the hour, he showed me how to find a little slice of eternity in this enchanted forest where we both dwelled. Today he is 12 years old and still as agile as he once was. I know he doesn’t have long but it’s about the journey not the destination what a journey it’s been. What a magnificent cat. "
Shaaz Jung: " Be the breeze in the sky, earn your wings and learn to fly.
I’ve seen many things, but none as deft as a leopardess at first light. "
Mohammed Shujath: " Silent assassin.. "
Mohammed Shujath: " Eyes of the jungle... "
Zhayynn James: " It’s amazing how a leopard can fade into the background so easily. In this image it may be easy to spot because it’s a tight frame and you know where to look, but the reality in the wild is that this wasn’t easy to spot against the hillside where it so easily gets lost in the expanse. It was like it instinctively knew exactly where the background helps it to blend in and it avoided the grayish boulders. "
I put this here too, even though I already shared in another thread. These photos are that good and rare to see, imo, and from India. Photographer waited for 6 days to be able to take these, but in this case I think that worth it.
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Full article and some more photos here: https://mymodernmet.com/panther-leopard-...-mithun-h/
Shaaz Jung: " They say it’s darkest just before the dawn but have you ever seen the flight of a black swan?
This photograph was probably one of the most difficult photos I’ve ever taken. My hands were trembling, the panther was flying and I knew I only had seconds. This animal was moving at an incr edible speed but after years of understanding his movement, I’ve learned the unorthodox ways of getting my focus right on a subject that was as black as the night. " |
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