Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

[Rage2277]

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lalawildlife

Stepping into the limelight
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This stunning leopard made us reverse for a couple of kilometres, one evening in the forests of Kabini.
The sun filtering through the leaves just made the whole evening even more special.
I still get goosebumps thinking about the half an hour that we spent with him and I hope I get to see him again soon! Reply

[Lycaon]

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Manas leopard.

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[Incogray]

Small indian leopard caught by hands in nepal.
https://youtu.be/FQLBMOuAfTU Reply

[bigcatlover]

(11-16-2021, 02:39 PM)Incogray Wrote: Small indian leopard caught by hands in nepal.
https://youtu.be/FQLBMOuAfTU

Thats got to be a cub !!. i dont think an adult female would be this small, its even smaller than a large male clouded leopard. Reply

[Incogray]

(11-16-2021, 08:21 PM)bigcatlover Wrote:

(11-16-2021, 02:39 PM)Incogray Wrote: Small indian leopard caught by hands in nepal.
https://youtu.be/FQLBMOuAfTU

Thats got to be a cub !!. i dont think an adult female would be this small, its even smaller than a large male clouded leopard.

>Yeah definitely a juvenile one.

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[Luipaard]

A big male from Aravali Biodiversity Park, India

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[Pckts]

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[Rage2277]

bahadur of jhalana Reply

[Luipaard]

Big male from somewhere near Pune, Maharashtra

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Siddharth Damle Reply

[Twico5]

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Big rarely seen kabini leopard Reply

[Twico5]

Leopards from Hampi’s boulder resort in Karnataka. First time seeing this pictures of this population
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[Ashutosh]

@Twico5 Having grown up about 10 kilometres away from where this was snapped, I can confirm these are very stocky leopards (hell, these rocks are where we played and copied monkeys). They are not your forest leopards as there is very little “forest” in  the surroundings. 

Boulders and elaborate rock formations are their homes. So, these are very much ground dwelling leopards rather than tree dwelling. Also, they are the biggest carnivore around, so they are comfortable on the ground. Big prey is scarce, but the competition is also low. Sloth bears are larger but are more insectivores, whereas Striped Hyenas are more of a scavenger.

As a side note, a huge male attacked one of my father’s friends. The leopard tore a big chunk of his thigh. He shot the leopard dead in self defense. But, still the company that my father and this man worked for had to pay an enormous compensation. Reply

[Twico5]

(02-12-2022, 12:53 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Twico5 Having grown up about 10 kilometres away from where this was snapped, I can confirm these are very stocky leopards (hell, these rocks are where we played and copied monkeys). They are not your forest leopards as there is very little “forest” in  the surroundings. 

Boulders and elaborate rock formations are their homes. So, these are very much ground dwelling leopards rather than tree dwelling. Also, they are the biggest carnivore around, so they are comfortable on the ground. Big prey is scarce, but the competition is also low. Sloth bears are larger but are more insectivores, whereas Striped Hyenas are more of a scavenger.

As a side note, a huge male attacked one of my father’s friends. The leopard tore a big chunk of his thigh. He shot the leopard dead in self defense. But, still the company that my father and this man worked for had to pay an enormous compensation.

Damn that’s a crazy story. It’s amazing how diverse India is in terms of landscape. I always thought Karnataka was a really forested and hilly state didn’t think there were rocky dry areas there. But ofc leopards can be found in almost any habitat and these boulders and mountain ranges are likely where they resided back when the Indian forests were filled with both lions and tigers. 

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[Styx38]

(02-12-2022, 12:53 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Twico5 Having grown up about 10 kilometres away from where this was snapped, I can confirm these are very stocky leopards (hell, these rocks are where we played and copied monkeys). They are not your forest leopards as there is very little “forest” in  the surroundings. 

Boulders and elaborate rock formations are their homes. So, these are very much ground dwelling leopards rather than tree dwelling. Also, they are the biggest carnivore around, so they are comfortable on the ground. Big prey is scarce, but the competition is also low. Sloth bears are larger but are more insectivores, whereas Striped Hyenas are more of a scavenger.

As a side note, a huge male attacked one of my father’s friends. The leopard tore a big chunk of his thigh. He shot the leopard dead in self defense. But, still the company that my father and this man worked for had to pay an enormous compensation.

I searched up this area, but could not find any major Leopard prey in this area apart from Pangolins and Birds.

Do the Leopards live on the small animals in these areas?

Anyway, I found some recent cases of men who were killed and eaten by Leopards in this region.

https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-man-ani...#pid162269 Reply

[Rage2277]

(02-13-2022, 02:57 AM)Styx38 Wrote:

(02-12-2022, 12:53 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Twico5 Having grown up about 10 kilometres away from where this was snapped, I can confirm these are very stocky leopards (hell, these rocks are where we played and copied monkeys). They are not your forest leopards as there is very little “forest” in  the surroundings. 

Boulders and elaborate rock formations are their homes. So, these are very much ground dwelling leopards rather than tree dwelling. Also, they are the biggest carnivore around, so they are comfortable on the ground. Big prey is scarce, but the competition is also low. Sloth bears are larger but are more insectivores, whereas Striped Hyenas are more of a scavenger.

As a side note, a huge male attacked one of my father’s friends. The leopard tore a big chunk of his thigh. He shot the leopard dead in self defense. But, still the company that my father and this man worked for had to pay an enormous compensation.

I searched up this area, but could not find any major Leopard prey in this area apart from Pangolins and Birds.

Do the Leopards live on the small animals in these areas?

Anyway, I found some recent cases of men who were killed and eaten by Leopards in this region.

https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-man-ani...#pid162269

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...101861.cms an article from 2017 Reply