Those who've read my travelogue of Dooars must have already seen this
leopard photograph. For others, here's my two liners about the capture.
Leopards are ferocious hunters with extremely powerful jaw muscles to
favor their carnivorous food habit. Leopards are not only good tree
climbers but they drag their prey high up into the tree branches! An
adult leopard can weigh up to 70 kg and capable of catching a speed up
to 57 km/hr! As you know basic parameters of a leopard now, and as you
can see it's not a caged leopard from any zoo, guess how did I manage to
click his photo. Well this gentleman was a resident of the Leopard
Rehabilitation Center of South Khairbari Nature Park, which is a must
visit destination for wildlife lovers if you're traveling to Jaldapara
National Park. I could photograph this leopard from a close distance
without risking my life as I was safe inside a solar-battery driven van.
I assume he was 9 feet away from my lens!
bring it on!!! Says the leopard. Nice close up Anunoy.
ReplyDeleteYes, he got mettle... I too felt the same Shweta :-P
DeleteI caught a glimpse of leopard at large when I went to Sasan last year :D Nice shot.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pankti :))
Deletewow .. how majestic
ReplyDeleteI am yet to see a big cat in the wild .. have tried many times but failed
Bikram's
Bikram you must have heard- "Waqt se pehle aur kismat se jyada kuch nahi milta" :-P
DeleteJokes aside, I pray you find a prey for your camera soon enough :-)
That is such a rare and precious moment you have captured
ReplyDeleteYes Datta... it was something more than I expected... Thanks :-)
DeleteWhoa !!!
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