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108 kg Qaramta Chaco male.
Proyecto Yaguareté  *This image is copyright of its original author
As many of you surely know, something that I am very passionate about is achieving good portraits of wild animals. But of all the ones I have achieved, this is the one that has marked me the most so far.
It is a huge male cougar. We were driving through Torres del Paine National Park and unexpectedly a cougar appeared on the side of the road. We started to take some photos and then we saw that about 100 meters between the bushes there was another giant puma eating a guanaco. From one second to the next, my adrenaline invaded and I was no longer happy, so I stayed in silence analyzing this male as he fed. Very calm he would stop and turn his back to me while I ate, then he would lie down and lick his paws, then, realizing that the cougar did not feel like a threat, I got closer very little by little. After an hour or so I realized that I had come a long way and was very close to the cougar, in fact I was closer to him than to the car and I must admit that I got a little nervous. It was about 20 meters away and the size of its legs was perfect, its great strength was demonstrated by the ease with which it moved the guanaco while destroying it, the sound of the bones and the meat began to transform the situation into something more and more uncertain, but at the same time the photo I had always dreamed of was finally within my grasp. In a minute I crossed the limit and I think I was irresponsible because I got closer than I should. It was a very big cougar and if it had wanted it perfectly it could have attacked me too. This look was the last photo I took of him. He was about 7 meters away, as shown in the 2nd photo taken by @japo_silva when he unexpectedly got up and stared at me as if to say; Dare to take another step ... It was amazing how helpless I felt at that moment. I froze and he wasn't even breathing ... But I think I handled the situation well and slowly I walked away and he continued to enjoy his grip.  *This image is copyright of its original author By Javier Mery
Giant Otter ands Children in the brazilian Amazon.
credits: Daniel Alves  *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  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author BAREILLY: Razor wires put up by poachers to trap wild boar, deer and blue bulls -- nilgai -- for their meat ensnared a full-grown tiger on Sunday night and led to its painful and agonising death in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri district, which has already seen at least five big cat killings in the last two years. The region, sources claim, has turned into a hotbed for poachers. In March, 2019, a big cat was killed just 12-km away from the spot where the adult male tiger’s bloodied carcass was recovered on Monday morning. Abutting Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, the district’s lush sugarcane fields have become a refuge for stray tigers. In a recent survey using camera traps, the presence of over 10 tigers was confirmed in the forests of Mohammadi range of social forestry. But it has also exposed them to villagers and poachers amid them. Sources said that the poachers trap and kill wild boar and ‘nilgai’ for their meat which fetches them somewhere between Rs 400 and 500 per kg. Caught in one such trap, the eight-year-old tiger died on Sunday night in Dokarpur village in Mohammadi range. Sources said that the poachers also connect these wires with high-tension lines making it more lethal. Divisional forest officer (DFO) Samir Kumar said, “It was an adult male tiger and must be above 8 years of age. It appears that the blade wires were placed to hunt a wild animal by professional people. We have also recovered the body of a wild boar from the spot. “A few suspects, including the owner of the field, have been identified. They will be arrested soon. We are collecting more information through our sources to ensure everyone involved in the crime is nabbed. There was an injury around the tiger’s neck which is possibly due to its struggle with the blade wires. The carcass has been sent for autopsy at Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI) Bareilly and the details are awaited.” A three-member team has been formed to inquire into the matter, the DFO said. LATEST COMMENT These low humans don't deserve majestic tiger... Sourabh Sharma SEE ALL COMMENTS ADD COMMENT A local told TOI, “Poaching is rampant in the area. And the forest officials had caught people in the past but they released them due to unknown reasons. The people who make complaints against corrupt officials are threatened of dire actions.” On February 14, two poachers were arrested with the skin of a tiger which was killed inside Dudhwa forests. In August 2020, an adult tigress had died after going hungry and thirsty for 10 days as a plastic wire was coiled around its neck and it was neither able to hunt or drink water in Jatpura beat of Mailani range. A tiger caught in a snare had died in Shivpuri village in March 2020 while a tigress was poisoned and its body fished out of a canal in the social forestry region on July 10, 2019.
Xangô cerrado male.
credits: Thiago Luczinski  *This image is copyright of its original author He got VERY short and muscular limbs. NEX  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author EDIT: Here's another capture of him during day light to clearly show that Xangô is a very low to the ground Dark Jaguar.  *This image is copyright of its original author
"TB when @phillemon_ferguson our intern from the Namibia University of Science and Technology saw his first leopard. I just love to see how impressed and respectful he was. Also very excited, he said afterwards that was an unforgettable experience. I believe so. The leopard was captured, immobilized and fitted with a gps collar within the frame of our leopard research project which focused on the diet and spatial ecology of leopards in the namibian farmlands."
 *This image is copyright of its original author ruben.portas
87 kg Xingu Cerrado male.
credits: Jorge Salomão  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
95 kg Teorema female jaguar.
onçafari's document.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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