1. Cool South Africa Wildlife Photography & Conservation
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A few nice South Africa Wildlife Photography & Conservation images I found:
Crowned Plover
Crowned Lapwings(Plover) prefer short dry grassland which may be overgrazed or burnt, but
avoid mountains. In higher-rainfall areas such as parts of Zambia and Zimbabwe, they occur
mainly as dry-season visitors. In dry regions of northern Botswana however, they are attracted
in large numbers when good rainfall occurs. In southern Africa their highest concentrations are
to be found in the dry central Kalahari region.
Although generally outnumbered by Blacksmith Lapwings, they are the most widespread and
locally the most numerous lapwing species in their area of distribution. Their numbers have
increased in the latter part of the 20th-century after benefiting from a range of human activities.
They live up to 20 years.
The Crowned Lapwing is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of
African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Wildlife photography, artwork and graphic editing from Jason Wharam Photography.
Leopard
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2. Zoo Negara
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia.
The leopard (IPA: [l?p?d]; Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and
the smallest of the four roaring cats in the genus Panthera, the other three are the tiger, lion and
jaguar. Once distributed across southern Asia and Africa, from Korea to South Africa, the
leopard’s range of distribution has decreased radically over time because of a variety of factors,
including human influence, and the leopard now chiefly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. There are
fragmented populations in India, Indochina, Malaysia, and China. Despite the loss of range and
continual declines in population, the cat remains a "Least Concern" species; its numbers are
greater than that of the other Panthera species, all of which face more acute conservation
concerns.
The leopard has relatively short legs and a long body, with a large skull. Physically, it most
closely resembles the jaguar, although it is usually smaller and of slighter build. Its fur is marked
with rosettes which lack internal spots, unlike those of the jaguar. Leopards that are melanistic,
either completely black or very dark in coloration, are one of the big cats known colloquially as
black panthers.
The species’ success in the wild owes in part to its opportunistic hunting behaviour, its
adaptability to a variety of habitats and its ability to move at up to approximately 60 kilometres
(37 miles) an hour. The leopard consumes virtually any animal it can hunt down and catch. Its
preferred habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains. Its ecological role and status
resembles that of the similarly-sized cougar in the Americas.
Leopard – Lowery Park Zoo – Tampa Florida
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3. The leopard (pronounced /leop?rd/; Panthera pardus) is a member of the Felidae family and the
smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera; the other three being the tiger, lion and
jaguar. Once distributed across southern Asia and Africa, from Korea to South Africa, the
leopard’s range of distribution has decreased radically due to hunting and loss of habitat, and
the greatest concentration of leopards now occurs chiefly in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also
fragmented populations in Pakistan, India, Indochina, Malaysia, and China. Due to the loss of
range and declines in population, it is graded as a "Near Threatened" species. Its numbers are
greater than other Panthera species, all of which face more acute conservation concerns.
The leopard has relatively short legs and a long body, with a large skull. It is similar in
appearance to the jaguar, although it is of smaller and slighter build. Its fur is marked with
rosettes that are similar to those of the jaguar, though the leopard’s rosettes are smaller and
more densely packed. Leopards that are melanistic, that is either completely black or very dark,
are known as black panthers.
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4. The species’ success in the wild owes in part to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its
adaptability to habitats, and its ability to move at up to approximately 58 kilometres (36 miles) an
hour. The leopard consumes virtually any animal it can hunt down and catch. Its preferred
habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains. Its ecological role is similar to the American
cougar.
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