Rarely do you see a leopard as relaxed as this.  Leopards normally see much more of people than people see of leopards.  This female was unique in that she was one of the first in Africa that would tolerate the approach of open game-drive vehicles to within close range, even when she had cubs with her.  Like humans, animals also have individual personalities.  I was fortunate enough to have photographed her on many occasions, and once tracked her on foot with a Shangaan tracker; even when we approached to within a few yards, she did not display any real aggression.  This leopard female was a particularly good mother, successfully raising more than 10 cubs over her long lifetime of nearly 14 years in Londolozi Game reserve, South Africa.

Limited edition fine art print, with only 300 signed prints produced of each image.  Each print comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.  Printed on Fuji Crystal photographic paper using the Chromira digital enlarger.  The prints are of true archival quality and have lives expected to exceed 60 years.

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