Cover: Leopard (Panthera pardus)

A large cat native to Africa, known for its distinctive spotted coat, which provides camouflage in its natural habitat. Leopards are highly adaptable and can thrive in various environments, including savannas, forests and mountains. Leopards are solitary, territorial and primarily nocturnal. They are carnivores and feed on a wide range of prey from small rodents, hares, pythons and small antelope. They stalk and pounce their prey and sometimes drag it into trees to avoid scavengers. This female leopard was sighted in the Kob mating grounds in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth NP.