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Leopard with kill at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Leopard with kill at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

For the last 14 years I have been observing leopard in various parks of our country. Only on two occasions I happen to see with a kill.

For the first time it was at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra in December 2010 wherein a spotted deer was killed and it had dragged to the bushes to save it from other predators.

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Leopard with kill at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve2

The second time I observed a leopard on the kill of a spotted deer at Ranthambore on 11th May 2017.The way he looked at me is just frightening.

On 28th May I posted a blog on my facebook page about the leopards of Ranthambore. The same was liked by many nature lovers. Sh S Nallamuthu ,a well known Cinematographer remarked:-

“Leopard with the kill is a killer shot Sir Ji “

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These remarks forced me to look once again the other shots taken on the same date for the same happening. To my surprise I found some more shots which depict the mood of the leopard. I thought of sharing with you all.

About Vinod Goel

He joined Customs & Central Excise service in 1982. As a civil servant, his job takes him to various parts of India, which gave him an opportunity to capture our wild heritage, through his camera. His passion for wildlife photography started in 2004 when he was posted at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and this passion continues till today.