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| Megafelis Fatalis | Mar 1 2012, 06:11 PM Post #16 |
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Persian Leopard by amrodel 
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| Taipan | Apr 13 2012, 01:48 PM Post #17 |
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"Strawberry" Leopard Discovered—A First Rare animal likely has genetic condition that changes fur pigment.  The pink-hued leopard wanders South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve. Christine Dell'Amore National Geographic News Published April 12, 2012 A leopard can't change its spots, but apparently it can change its color. African leopards normally have tawny coats with black spots. But a male leopard with a strawberry-colored coat has been spotted in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve, conservationists announced this week. Tourists in the reserve had occasionally seen the unusual animal. But it wasn't until recently that photographer and safari guide Deon De Villiers sent a photograph to experts at Panthera, a U.S.-based wild cat-conservation group, to ask them about the leopard's odd coloration. Panthera President Luke Hunter suspects the pale leopard has erythrism, a little-understood genetic condition that's thought to cause either an overproduction of red pigments or an underproduction of dark pigments. "It's really rare—I don't know of another credible example in leopards," said Hunter, whose group collaborates with National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative. Hunter added, "it's surprising that [a photo of the leopard] didn't come out sooner, because he's relatively used to vehicles." Strawberry Leopard Still Successful Erythrism is very unusual in carnivores, and the condition appears most often in raccoons, Eurasian badgers, and coyotes, Hunter noted. "There are some spotted leopard skins and melanistic specimens—black panthers—in museums with red undertones, but fading probably contributes to that," he said. Melanism is an unusual development of black or nearly black color in an animal's skin, fur, or plumage. The strawberry leopard seems healthy and likely suffers no ill consequences from his pinkish hue, Hunter said: "He's obviously a successful animal." For instance, the leopard's coat still offers him some camouflage—leopards rely on their spotted fur to sneak up on prey and ambush them from as close as 13 feet (4 meters) away. More worrisome for the strawberry leopard are the game farms that surround the Madikwe reserve, Hunter said. If the animal were to leave the reserve, he'd lose the strict protection offered by Madikwe and become fair game for legal trophy hunting, Hunter said. "It's the fate of a lot of leopards." http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120412-strawberry-leopard-south-africa-animals-science/ Edited by Taipan, Apr 13 2012, 06:33 PM.
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| Megafelis Fatalis | May 24 2012, 08:11 PM Post #18 |
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Sri-Lankan Leopard amrodel
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| jontsu | May 24 2012, 10:15 PM Post #19 |
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No hyena would dare to steal this buddys meal. 
Edited by jontsu, May 24 2012, 10:16 PM.
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| Kurtz | May 24 2012, 11:05 PM Post #20 |
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   territorial males 1. Tingana - Idube Kruger 2. Short tail - Londolozi Kruger 3. Mvula - Djuma - arathusa Kruger Difference in size btwn male and female leopard in Srilanka by night infrared:  Vanished territorial male, someone said that was the biggest leopard alive in south africa: 
Edited by Kurtz, May 24 2012, 11:27 PM.
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| 1977marc | May 25 2012, 03:35 AM Post #21 |
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mmmm Kurtz, isnt't that the Emsagwen male? 
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| Kurtz | May 25 2012, 05:34 AM Post #22 |
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yes "the one" Emsagwen, who probably died 
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| Kurtz | May 28 2012, 07:13 PM Post #23 |
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high dimorphism in south africa:    An impressive male The Argyle male leopard in kruger:  Dudley male leopard or Airstrip male:  male leopard in Serengeti: 
Edited by Kurtz, May 28 2012, 07:24 PM.
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| k9boy | May 28 2012, 08:14 PM Post #24 |
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Look at his arms! 
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| Kurtz | Jun 3 2012, 03:36 AM Post #25 |
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Monster leopard in Masai Mara, north of Serengeti:
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| ManEater | Jun 3 2012, 04:44 AM Post #26 |
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I was thinking the same thing! What muscles! |
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| Kurtz | Jun 6 2012, 01:25 AM Post #27 |
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Zambian male leopard 50 kilos avg- Leopard, S. Luangwa NP, Zambia |
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| Kurtz | Jun 6 2012, 01:46 AM Post #28 |
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 in my opinion a 70-80 kilos male from south africa Verry  sorry for the kind of pic
Edited by Kurtz, Jun 6 2012, 01:53 AM.
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| k9boy | Jun 6 2012, 01:46 AM Post #29 |
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And people say cougars have bigger arms 
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| Kurtz | Jun 6 2012, 01:49 AM Post #30 |
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Yes K9, i love infrared |
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