Video posted to YouTube by BBCWorldwide. Jamie Theakston narrates this behind-the-scenes look at the filming and movements of the Big Cat Diary team. Clip taken from BBC Big Cat Uncut.
“I love when we do cats.”
… and the human bloggers and other readers love them as well!
Leopards are agile and stealthy predators. Although smaller than other members of the Panthera genus, they are able to take large prey due to their massive skulls that facilitate powerful jaw muscles. MORE [Wikipedia]
Photo by Lee Berger. View from rear of Leopard in the Sabi Sands, South Africa. Original uploader was Profberger at en.wikipedia and licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
Rear view of female leopard: note ocelli, which are the white eye-like markings on the back of the ears that are used to communicate with other leopards.
Conservation status courtesy of Wikipedia.
Mom is still hunting for that big thing?! He looks old enough to do the job for himself–I think he may be a Mama’s boy.