Sharon De Paoli, Look before you leap (Single Shot 2021)

We stayed with this young leopard for several hours before he decided to try and catch an impala for breakfast. Unfortunately for him he totally misjudged the distance, hit the bank and sank into the water. His prey happily took off unharmed, in all directions.

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