young leopard finds lunch in a dead eland

Okonjima, Namibia

The Common Eland, also known as the Southern Eland or Eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It's also considered to be the largest antelope in the African continent. It is native to Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe; and is possibly extinct in Angola.


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leopard facts

1) Conservation status (IUCN)
-------------------------------Near Threatened---------------------------------
AFRICAN LEOPARD, occurs across most of sub-Saharan Africa
INDIAN LEOPARD, is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent
INDO-CHINESE LEOPARD, mainland Southeast Asia & southern China
All increasingly rare outside protected areas. Populations are decreasing

---------------------------------Endangered-------------------------------------
PERSIAN LEOPARD, fewer than 871-1,290 mature ind., declining pop.
SRI LANKAN LEOPARD, Sri Lanka
NORTH CHINESE LEOPARD, Northern China

------------------------------Critically Endangered----------------------------
JAVAN LEOPARD, from 350-700 to 250 or even 100 mature individuals.
ARABIAN LEOPARD, less than 200 in 2006, pop. decreasing.
AMUR LEOPARD, support at: http://www.amur-leopard.org . With 30 in the wild, it is the most endangered big cat species on Earth. ALTA is implementing a wide series of projects to save the species


2) Human threat
Habitat loss.
Killed for commercial reasons (fur ...), leopard-human conflict, hunt for fun. Kept unfree (zoos..., in small cages without vegetation + exhibited all day to another species). Used as tourist attractions. Petted. And surely others...


3) Small description
opportunistic hunt, adaptability to habitats, max speed 58 kms/h (36 mph), ability to climb trees even with heavy carcass, stealth.
Its habitat ranged from rainforest to desert terrains. Elusive, solitary and largely nocturnal, it had to compete for food and shelter with predators such as lions, tigers, spotted hyenas, African & Asiatic wild dogs.

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[GREGOHARD]

I think the leopard is eating an unborn antelope which killed the mother antelope while giving birth...

[NtoxicatedForum]

hes eating that ass out

[dandy21488]

this leopard learned from hyenas how to eat a dead animal!

[magodie]

oxtail.........

[aalkaline]

That's one freaky leopard

[DirtyVagLover]

Honestly.. i would have started at that end as well..

[fundip75]

Anyone notice the tired in the back?

[phenry97]

@UkPR0 I just thought the same thing as i first saw it

[mikedvc]

looks like it died while starting to go into labor.  No other visible signs of trauma

[JossyHBiC]

D: ewww