Sharon De Paoli, Oops!! (Animal & Nature 2021)

This was taken in the early morning hours at a waterhole in South Africa. This young leopard had been waiting patiently for the right moment to pounce, unfortunately it didn't go as planned and we ended up with a wet, sad, embarrassed and hungry kitty.

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