First photographs of rare African black leopard in more than a century

[Disir]

The wild African black leopard has been the stuff of legend and campfire story for decades.

The animal – whose coat is sooty black as a result of melanism, the opposite of albinism – is extremely rare.

But a British wildlife photographer has become the first person to photograph the black leopard in more than a century.

Will Burrard-Lucas captured the images, which were released to the public on Monday, at the Laikipia Wilderness Camp in Kenya after hearing reports of sightings in the area.
First photographs of rare African black leopard in more than a century

That is so cool.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Aww, he's a young feller. I really cannot describe how scary it is to be out in the woods and smell cat piss.

They cover a huge territory, too

 

[Vastator]

Great job photographer/publisher... You just signed this cats death warrant. Gone in less than 6 months... Bet on it.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Great job photographer/publisher... You just signed this cats death warrant. Gone in less than 6 months... Bet on it.

Damn shame. Hopefully there's 6x more out there.

Man really does not know what all is out there in the wild.