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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beautiful leopard with piercing blue eyes

Our first glimpse of a leopard on our initial afternoon game drive. The tracker knew where there had been a pair of leopards mating, and having headed to that area we were delighted to see this leopard suddenly appear in the undergrowth.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Hoedspruit, South Africa
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Roger Batt