Leopard Cub in Vines
Not all wildlife photos have an interesting story behind them, but when nature stories unfold before you it is an amazing experience. I remember watching Wild Kingdom as a child and more recently National Geographic or BBC documentaries. However, nothing can compare to multi-sensory experiencing of being there. This photo represents the story of a male leopard cub. The mother had hunted earlier that day and the partially eaten carcass was in a tree - yes you could smell it. Below that tree the female cub was eating one of the legs. The male cub had been exploring but it was getting dark and he returned to the tree. However the female would not let him approach the tree fiercely growling and hissing to keep him away. Our guide indicated that this is normal and that when one of the cubs feeds even the mom cannot get close. We started to hear hyenas off in the distance. They are nocturnal and although they can hunt, in Lower Zambezi Natio...