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Leopard in the Wild - Tuli, Botswana VB II (4785x3190)

Leopard in the Wild - Tuli, Botswana VB II (4785x3190)

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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200

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Feb, 2014

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wow wow wow! look at the detail in this! Brain, please tell me how close you were to this big cat? next time you go, please let someone with you capture a photo of you in the surroundings. I'd love to see it! look at the paws so perfect under foot. I wonder if cheetahs and leopards would fight?

Awesome photo love how relaxed he looks was it hot on that day Brian your detail of his fur is so perfect looks so soft looks like little paw prints on his body so cute

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