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Leopard resting, Botswana

Leopard resting, Botswana

Leopards are such amazingly stealthy animals that it can be difficult to see them even when you are following them. We followed this beautiful animal on a stalk...
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Leopards are such amazingly stealthy animals that it can be difficult to see them even when you are following them. We followed this beautiful animal on a stalk, saw it miss some Guinea Fowl. After that he went for a rest high up in a tree, very close by. And it took us almost an hour just to spot it again....when we did he just looked at us with an utter arrogant stare!

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NIKON D300S

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 5000/10

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Botswana

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Feb, 2019

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