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| 1977marc | Mar 6 2017, 06:20 PM Post #1381 |
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Heterotrophic Organism
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Hi Alexander, Mr Anderson....:-) beast That Masai Mara leopard his coat is amazing..jaguar like Hi Alexander, Mr Anderson....:-) beast That Masai Mara leopard his coat is amazing..jaguar like Edited by 1977marc, Mar 6 2017, 06:25 PM.
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| ManEater | Mar 8 2017, 06:48 AM Post #1382 |
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Ayubia National Park, Pakistan:
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| Kurtz | Mar 8 2017, 12:07 PM Post #1383 |
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hey marc jagu is a great stocky big and vicious male but the next king: KIBO Kibo is the latest member of the AfriCat family. He was collared in November 2016 prior to which he had been regularly sighted on camera traps. At 68.6 kg, the approximately 4-year old male is larger than Nkozi and Jagu. Since his collaring, Kibo – named after one of the three volcanic cones of Mount Kilimanjaro – has been sighted six times. He seems to be more comfortable with cars than Naya and will hopefully provide wonderful and adventurous sightings in the future. http://africat.org/season-report-2016-1-dec-30-nov-2016 they are both young, but they wiil grow and ....stomp 
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| 1977marc | Mar 8 2017, 06:04 PM Post #1384 |
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Hi Kurtz, 4 years 68,6 kg.....80 kg in 3 years...must see pics of this boy |
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| Kurtz | Mar 8 2017, 09:24 PM Post #1385 |
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I posted a pic of Kibo at page 91 of this topic |
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| Alexander Hamilton | Mar 21 2017, 10:21 PM Post #1386 |
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Male leopard from Mara Triangle
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| ManEater | Mar 22 2017, 11:00 AM Post #1387 |
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Awesome male Alexander Hamilton ! Impressive head ! Lopé, Gabon:  Look how dark he is: Just for fun: 
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| 1977marc | Mar 22 2017, 06:09 PM Post #1388 |
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that head on those jungle leopards...looks allways so much broader....amazing coat...like a jaguar |
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| ManEater | Mar 23 2017, 03:37 AM Post #1389 |
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Yes Marc, they are really impressive ! Another good looking male from Gabon, I don't know the location:   It's from this video, go to 6:40min: Size comparison with the sympatric chimpanze: 
Edited by ManEater, Mar 23 2017, 03:43 AM.
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| Cape Leopard | Mar 23 2017, 05:28 AM Post #1390 |
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Fascinating to see how big these rainforest leopards are |
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| Kurtz | Mar 31 2017, 10:04 PM Post #1391 |
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UNEXPECTED LEOPARD BEHAVIOUR Leopards, because of their solitary behaviour, are known to do whatever it takes to ensure that genes of a specific male are passed on. We have experienced infant mortality as rival males kill cubs that do not belong to them. Male leopards do not play a major role in day-to-day fending of their presumed cubs. However, they ferociously defend territories, which their females and cubs reside, to avoid infant fatality from other males. This implies the strong and dominant males pass on their genes successfully to the next generation. We have experienced leopards killing one another in territorial fights, both in male vs male, female vs female and male vs female. Literature suggests that males only associate with females when they are on heat, in which mating ranges anything between 4 to 14 days. On the 14th of June 2016, with a group of 7 guests we found NKOSI mating with ISASKIA. There was an uncollared male leopard as well and a bit of growling towards NKOSI but no physical contact. Isaskia was rather mating with both. On the 26th of September 2016, the guests and I found Nkosi mating with Mafuta. Mafuta being a very shy cat, she disappeared instantly allowing us just to catch a glimpse of her tail through the tall grass, but confirmed her identity with the telemetry. We were shocked to find out Nkosi lying side to side with Kibo (before he was collared): no aggression, no fight but the 2 making turns to mate with Mafuta. On the 20th of October 2016, we found Nkosi mating with another female leopard. KIBO (confirmed because he was collared by then), was there as well. No aggression or fighting. We have found Nkosi with other young males, other than Kibo, mating with one female on a couple of occasions. Although this is a rare behaviour, it has been reported in Londolozi Game Reserve, please watch video here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVuTemJuOi. On this particular incidence, it was an old dominant male and a young male mating with one female. This is similar to what we have observed on a couple of occasions on Okonjima. Questions still remain whether these males are somehow related? Father and Son? Or it is randomly unrelated males. For sure, without DNA analysis, the question remains unanswered. When do they kill one another when it comes down to territory, mating rights and food resources? On the 4th of March 2017, we found Nkosi and Kibo growling at each other once more. The following morning Nkosi had a swollen eye, presumably injury from a fight with Kibo. Are they good friends when there is a female on heat and enemies later on? Or Kibo is in his prime and expanding his territory? It is a puzzle. We cannot confirm with definite that Kibo was the male who inflicted Nkosi’s final fatal wounds, as there were no eye witnesses. However in this instance, based on their history as mentioned above, its safe to assume that Kibo was the male who Nkosi shared his final territorial battle with. Kibo the beast:  https://www.facebook.com/AfriCatNamibiaHQ/posts/1910934302475135 ______________________________________________________________________________ SAYING GOOD BYE TO ANOTHER LEGEND We sadly have to announce the death of NKOSI - another of Okonjima’s| AfriCat's last icons. After what we assumed was only an eye injury caused by a territorial fight with another male leopard, Nkosi passed away last Saturday. Nkosi was immobilized two weeks back due to a bad infection of his right eye. Upon examination AfriCat vet Dr. Diethardt Rodenwoldt discovered a thick swelling of the outer layer of the eye and small skin cuts and lacerations around the eye. Inner eye structures were not affected and his eye reflexes seemed to be normal indicating that his vision wasn’t affected. In order to avoid further damage or infection of the eye, the third eye lid was pulled over the affected area and stitched to upper eye lid to keep in place. Because of his temporal one-eye vision and thus increased vulnerability in the wild, Nkosi was brought into a smaller protected area for recovery purposes. After a week Nkosi was immobilized again for a thorough follow-up examination and to evaluate his healing process. The condition of his eye had improved significantly, but Nkosi’s overall condition rather seemed poor. He recovered slowly from the anesthesia; during the waking up process Nkosi only occasionally moved his head and had obvious problems getting up or even laying on his sternum. Due to his condition we decided against releasing him back into the reserve as initially planned and brought him back to Alcatraz for further observations. From then on his condition deteriorated rapidly as he was found lying flat on his side a few hours later, in obvious pain and didn’t show any reaction to external stimuli. When no improvement were visible, the sad and inevitable decision was made to absolve Nkosi from his suffering and to euthanize him. Post mortem findings revealed a pre-renal bleeding as well as a tear in the liver capsule possibly from an external impact trauma to the upper abdomen during the initial territorial fight. Lungs were slightly congested and his heart showed signs of an earlier infarct. This extent of unforeseen injuries slowly brought his body functions to an end with the effects of the immobilization drugs enhancing his deteriorating condition even faster. With his 10 years of age, Nkosi found himself more and more often under attack by younger males fighting for territory. Exactly a year back, Nkosi was found with almost the same injury to his eye, but from which he recovered quickly. During the last two years he was observed gradually shifting his territory more and more into the central-western parts of the reserve due to the high level of competition and increasing pressure in his initial range. Rest in Peace, Nkosi. You will not be forgotten  https://www.facebook.com/AfriCatNamibiaHQ/posts/1910934302475135 Edited by Kurtz, Mar 31 2017, 10:06 PM.
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| ManEater | Apr 3 2017, 08:29 AM Post #1392 |
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| 1977marc | Apr 3 2017, 11:18 PM Post #1393 |
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Piva male leopard Piva male leopard is one of the 5 biggest males right now in the Sabi Sands. He is so beautifull and a beast. Looks like aan Jungle Cat |
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| chui | Apr 5 2017, 07:17 AM Post #1394 |
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A leopard in the mountains of northern Iran. Probably an adult male.
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| Kurtz | Apr 10 2017, 08:13 AM Post #1395 |
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 A newly collared leopard in Tandoureh named after the park During our ongoing capture operations carried out in Tandoureh National Park, a new leopard has been caught and fitted with a satellite collar. This leopard, an adult male weighting around 75 kg, was captured using snare traps set around a waterhole in the park. Immobilization was carried out by Behrang Ekrami, a renowned Iranian vet. We have named our new leopard Tandoureh to remind us how important the park is for the survival of the Persian leopard in Iran and even beyond. Since 2014, the Project has been working in Tandoureh to study the ecology of the Persian leopard, making a comprehensive effort to understand lesser known aspects of the lives of these animals in the montane landscapes of West Asia. So far, a total of six Persian leopards in the area have been fitted with satellite collars, giving us invaluable information about their ranges and behaviour. In turn, this information allows us to design the most appropriate conservation plans for the protection of areas used by leopards throughout Iran. http://future4leopards.org/a-newly-collared-leopard-in-tandoureh-named-after-the-park/ |
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