Leopard in a tree during a heavy thunderstorm. In the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we knew that a female leopard (Natito) had stashed the remains of a Thompson’s Gazelle kill. As the storm clouds gathered we made our way to the tree and there she was sitting close to the carcass grooming herself. The rain began to fall and thunder rumbled all around us. The rain got heavier and heavier but this big cat was unperturbed by the rain and thunder. A very atmospheric setting to watch a leopard in a tree during a heavy thunderstorm. These big cats are always a treat to watch, whatever the weather!
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