Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

[Tshokwane]

Chandrabhal Singh:
Leopard at Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.
December 2015.

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Anjan Lal:
Leopardess on a Fresh Deer Kill at Mutkasur Area  Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve  
India

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[Tshokwane]

Chandrabhal Singh:
Evening siesta...Ranthambhore.

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[Tshokwane]

Mohammed Shujath:
On The Prowl

Bandipur
2015

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[Tshokwane]

Vijay Pradhan:
She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city.
|Leopard|Kabini|

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[Dr Panthera]

(12-08-2015, 12:33 AM)SVTIGRIS Wrote: Some simple google searches bare nothing, even going to Nat Geo Wild I found nothing. If anyone has figures I would be interested to see them.

580 leopards in Gir a bit more than lions, the biggest concentration of leopards in India.
As for melanistic leopards they predominate in Indochina south of the Kra ismuth (most of Malaysian leopards are black).
Everywhere else they form less than 10% with noticeable records from Java, southern India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Congo, and cote D'Ivoire , they are usually rare in Africa and I think they are definitely less than 4%. Reply

[Tshokwane]

Moinak Photography:
The ever elusive Black Leopard at Kabini. It was 6-35 am and light was not ideal to spot the black shiny animal. Since he was spotted a couple of times (but hardly any photographs as he was too shy and got down the tree superfast) in the S-Bend area, we thought of checking it on 10th September morning. The jeep before us actually couldn't spot it and started rolling forward. We came behind them and stopped for a while. Suddenly Abhi shouted "it's there"..and we all started raising our eyes and cameras at the same time towards the tree he was looking at. Initially I was drawing a blank and then saw a black silhouette turning on the branch and started climbing down tail first stealthily. Next few seconds were both active and blurry, literally...Pradosh, Abhi and I were trying our best to capture as many frames as possible while Vijay (naturalist) and Rajesh (driver) were chanting "take it sir..take it sir" in pure raw excitement of seeing the beautiful creature full frame in front of us..it was all over in exactly 7 seconds (I did check the details of my first and last frame). We did high-Fives and started checking our photos. Not so much of great news on that front..unfortunately both my friends with their 400mm and 500mm lenses just somehow missed to capture any steady shot. And as it happens in magic, when you are least expecting it, I with my 300mm could manage to capture 2 decent frames. But that's good enough for all of us...

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Mainak Ray:
The Fearsome male leopard of kabini!

Moinak Photography | Kabini River Lodge

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[Polar]

(01-22-2016, 04:49 AM)Majingilane Wrote: Moinak Photography:
The ever elusive Black Leopard at Kabini. It was 6-35 am and light was not ideal to spot the black shiny animal. Since he was spotted a couple of times (but hardly any photographs as he was too shy and got down the tree superfast) in the S-Bend area, we thought of checking it on 10th September morning. The jeep before us actually couldn't spot it and started rolling forward. We came behind them and stopped for a while. Suddenly Abhi shouted "it's there"..and we all started raising our eyes and cameras at the same time towards the tree he was looking at. Initially I was drawing a blank and then saw a black silhouette turning on the branch and started climbing down tail first stealthily. Next few seconds were both active and blurry, literally...Pradosh, Abhi and I were trying our best to capture as many frames as possible while Vijay (naturalist) and Rajesh (driver) were chanting "take it sir..take it sir" in pure raw excitement of seeing the beautiful creature full frame in front of us..it was all over in exactly 7 seconds (I did check the details of my first and last frame). We did high-Fives and started checking our photos. Not so much of great news on that front..unfortunately both my friends with their 400mm and 500mm lenses just somehow missed to capture any steady shot. And as it happens in magic, when you are least expecting it, I with my 300mm could manage to capture 2 decent frames. But that's good enough for all of us...

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Mainak Ray:
The Fearsome male leopard of kabini!

Moinak Photography | Kabini River Lodge

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What happened with the black leopard's left eye (left meaning relative to his point-of-view)? Reply

[stoja9]

Nothing is wrong with his eye(s). Look closer. You can see shards of tree bark flying as he climbs up/slides down the tree. A small piece just happens to be pisitioned in such a way it makes his eye look weird. Reply

[Polar]

(01-22-2016, 08:54 AM)stoja9 Wrote: Nothing is wrong with his eye(s). Look closer. You can see shards of tree bark flying as he climbs up/slides down the tree. A small piece just happens to be pisitioned in such a way it makes his eye look weird.

Oh, ok. I see it now, thanks. Reply

[Tshokwane]

Viraj Upgade:
"The Ghost and The Darkness"

Leopardess | TATR 
26th Jan 2016

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[Tshokwane]

Mohammed Shujath:
Emerge of the Elusive

Leopard
Bandipur, 2015
If you notice in this image there are flies hovering around him, It is a sign of him emerging after a meal and the kill is nearby...

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[Pckts]

The Leopard with the Mark { .CSD? } on his Neck..
Yes its 'Vijay', the Hunk form Ukwls..
at Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, near Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
please view in full screen..
© Vinit Arora
www.vinitarora.com

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Pradeep Singh:
Ranthambhore today.... Full action time...

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[Pckts]

Gir Leopard

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[Tshokwane]

Karthik Venkatachalam:
Torn Ears || Kabini Backwaters.

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