“An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion, but enjoys the scenery”
– Walter Winchell
Tag: big cat
Portrait of a leopard
“The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat”
– Jules Renard
Maximus in black and white
Maximus is one of the big male leopards in Pilanesberg National Park. In general, male leopards are larger and more muscular than the females. They live alone, seeking the company of females only in the mating season. Male leopards are known to fight with other males who intrude in their territory. Females are less aggressive towards other leopards, and their territories are smaller.
Don’t look back in anger
As he walked away from our attention, the leopard threw one last look at us over his shoulder. These sightings are always too short!
Photo taken in Pilanesberg National Park.
Beautiful male leopard
That moment when you drive over a bridge and look down into the eyes of a big male leopard… Pilanesberg hosts a good many leopard, but spotting them always seems to be a game of chance. I can tell you my hands shake every time I meet one of these magnificent creatures!
Photo taken in Pilanesberg National Park
Power & elegance
A female leopard in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa
Cheetah love
Two cheetahs expressing their affection at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria, South Africa.
