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The gold standard of many a safari is to find a large predator hunting, or at least eating its prey. But on a warm, golden afternoon as the sun set behind the trees, I couldn’t resist capturing this leopard as it relaxed before its evening outing. The leopard’s pose and gaze suggests that it doesn’t have a care in the world, and everything it looks upon is there for the taking. Even the sun filtering through the trees seemed to bathe the leopard in a majestic light.
South Luangwa National Park in Zambia has the highest density of leopards in Africa. The animals seem to know it, and the leopards here are much more relaxed about people and other predators than anywhere else. This leopard stayed for quite some time just enjoying the evening sun, which was a privilege to see such an animal so relaxed in its natural habitat.
