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 by marc on Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:55 pm
Whilst staying at Deception Valley Lodge in the Kalahari, one of the highlights was the ability of our guide and tracker to track down a pair of 5/6 month old Leopard cubs, 1 male, 1 female. They had initially followed the mothers spoor for nearly 1 1/2 hours and whilst not finding her, they successfully found her 2 cubs. Some of the best tracking I had ever seen and a real tribute to Adriann and Xhega. It's hard to believe these cubs are from the same litter, however cats in the wild frequently have multiple sex partners and because of the way their reproductive system works, it is possible for each kitten in a litter to have a different father. Cats are induced ovulators, meaning that they drop an egg when stimulated by the breeding male. The female on the left is quite dark with Cheetah/honey colored eyes, whereas the male is much lighter with the more standard olive eyes. Photography (and tracking) was not easy in the thick Acacia thorn scrub and yellow grass. Very cute nonetheless! D3 500VR 1/350s ISO200@f/4.8 Sis & bro  Sisterly love  Hold still!  Curiosity  C & C most welcome Cheers Marc Last edited by marc on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Big V on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:02 pm
What an amazing expeerience and you have captured it so well
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by AttoJones on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:05 pm
Very nice, I particularly like the last picture. 
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by colin_12 on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:06 pm
OK Marc these are great shots to have taken let alone seeing cubs.  Regards Colin
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by Geoff on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:08 pm
Most excellent, that is all.
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by chrisk on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:11 pm
all excellent. the last is just superb. absolutely superb.
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by dawesy on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:17 pm
Awesome!
The Leopards can be so hard to spot, I saw a couple in Africa but the closest thing I have to a photo is some scrub where you can just see a tail in the air. These are just great.
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by Kakodrilo on Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:21 pm
Great photos! very cute kittens
It sounds like you had a great time at the Kalahari. Another destination to add to my list.
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by Manta on Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:03 am
Scrambling for superlatives here....nuh, can't come up with one. I'm very envious of not only the opportunity you have to be there in the first place but also of your prodigious talent for this type of photography. Thanks for sharing Marc.
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by marc on Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:21 am
Appreciate the comments guys, many thanks.
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by Killakoala on Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:33 pm
Now that's my idea of a cat photo. Lovely work. Steve. |D700| D2H | F5 | 70-200VR | 85 1.4 | 50 1.4 | 28-70 | 10.5 | 12-24 | SB800 |Website-> http://www.stevekilburn.comLeeds United for promotion in 2014 - Hurrah!!!
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by radar on Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:40 pm
Great shots Marc, also love some of the others you have in your gallery. Certainly looks like an awesome trip.
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by marcotrov on Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:42 pm
Great behavioural series Marc and i really love the expresion on the cub in the last image of the set. cheers marco
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