The Leopard

Let's face it: lions are basically very lazy animals. If they happen to be resting somewhere even if it is hot and their siesta is being disturbed by tourists and other pests they will still remain there, lyin' around. Leopards, on the other hand are much more solitary animals, so sighting one is much rarer.
We saw this guy resting near the road in the Kruger National Park.You tend to forget that a leopard is actually a larger version of our housecats until they do something so... cat-like that the comparison is inevitable.

I vaant to be aloone

After allowing us to take a couple of pictures he got up and did a very good impression of Greta Garbo, and stalked off into the bushes.

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