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Submitted: July 21, 2012
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D7000
Shutter Speed:1/500 second
Aperture:F/6.3
Focal Length:200 mm
ISO Speed:1000
Date Taken:May 17, 2012, 9:47:30 AM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows

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Close Encounterby ~Nikki-vdp

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

This is the kind of look you get when you present a black leopard with a tasty puppy.

I really thought for a second it would jump right from the tree branch into the glass to try get to Luca.

Taken at the Olmen zoo here in Belgium.

~Sonicthehedgehawk Jul 31, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

amazing!

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~Hecateslight Jul 23, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Luca must have looked VERY tasty... It really looks like it is preparing to jump. A very beautiful shot!

And, was poor Luca afraid, or still the brave little puppy?

~Nikki-vdp Jul 24, 2012

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I had a feeling Luca found it quite amusing the hissing clawing cat couldn't get to him. He was just sniffing, sometimes made a little jump back and then straight back to sniffing

~Hecateslight Jul 24, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Ah, I see!

*PictureByPali Jul 23, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

well done Nikki

lovely the tight cropping is just spot on

~Nikki-vdp Jul 24, 2012

Thank you so much

~calley14 Jul 21, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

OHMYGOODNESS!!!! Poor Luca....awwww. Great Pic though....tehe

~Nikki-vdp Jul 21, 2012

It was really funny, later on, when we were on the ground level path (you can look into their enclosure from ground level and from a level close to the top of the cage which was where this picture was taken) where there is a fence rather than glass, the leopard was hissing and clawing at Luca. Luca found it rather fascinating though, it was almost as if he knew the leopard couldn't reach him.

~calley14 Jul 22, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Leave it to a dog to torture a poor "cat" LoL tehe hahaha

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