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Snow Leopard hunt by Adam Riley (INDRI Ultimate Wildlife Tours)

10,000 Birds

Our group watching the first Snow Leopard from a knoll above our camp in Hemis National Park. At this very spot, on our first afternoon in the park, and within half an hour of officially beginning our Snow Leopard search, our expert local spotter had exclaimed “ Shan !!” – the Ladakhi name for Snow Leopard.

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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

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a pregnant Indian rhinoceros readies herself for birth after a 16-month wait. Miracle Babies: Leopard Love. The rarest big cat on earth, the Amur leopard, is on the brink of disappearing forever. Meanwhile, at Whipsnade Zoo in the U.K., Tuesday, September 13, at 9P ET/PT. Tuesday, September 13, at 9P ET/PT.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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You are certain to see Greater One-horned Rhinoceros , Water Buffalo and Hog Deer , and with a bit of luck Smooth-coated Otters. In Rajasthan we stay in a beautiful tented camp in the desert where you have a very high chance of seeing leopards. Commoner species include Bar-headed Geese , parakeets, shrikes, mynas and minivets.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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My group watched this leopard walking parallel to the road, then back into the grass, and then–whooop–up a tree, where he relaxed while being watched by people in at least twenty vehicles. The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators.

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Danum Valley: Simply the Best

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This is the place, after all, that people see Sunda Clouded Leopards! Calling loudly overhead were Bornean Black Magpie and Rhinoceros Hornbills , and, at the last moment, we heard Blue-headed Pitta again. Night is for the frogs. We froze, then dashed over to the forest edge.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

10,000 Birds

Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard. Indian Rhinoceros in Kaziranga, photo Anuwar Hazarika/Wikimedia Commons. Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India.

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