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Precious Cargo!

            Featured on Flickr Explore #50 on 2022-03-31

The leopard is the most elusive of all the big predators. They are well camouflaged making the sight of them even more rewarding.
Females give birth in a cave, crevice among boulders, hollow tree, or thicket to make a den. Cubs are born with closed eyes, which open four to nine days after birth. The fur of the young tends to be longer and thicker than that of adults. Their pelage is also more gray in colour with less defined spots. Around three months of age, the young begin to follow the mother on hunts. At one year of age, leopard young can probably fend for themselves, but remain with the mother for 18 - 24 months.

The beautiful Luluka, female Leopard, gave birth to Baby Jilime in August, 2020. They normally move their dens every 2-3 weeks, so as to keep other predators away from the cub. Luluka was seen holding her cub in her jaws and moving dens nearly 3 kms away. Photo captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Purko Section (show map)

Taken on: October 19, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 200mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
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Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.1 (Macintosh)
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