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The Cub on Watch

A young leopard perched upright on a lichen-covered branch, alert and gazing forward, in pale pre-dawn light against soft green foliage.

Plate XIV  ·  Plate XIV · Silvan Sabi Sands, South Africa, September 2021Sony A7 III · 400mm ƒ/5.6 · 1/100 · ISO 3200

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A young leopard sits upright on a lichened branch in the thin light before sunrise, body tensed and eyes wide, watching something beyond the canopy. The pale, even dawn catches the rosettes on its coat while the surrounding foliage drops away to soft green.

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