Golden Leopard in ecstasy

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Artistic rendering of a leopard (Panthera pardus) gracefully raising its head with closed eyes while straddling the forked bough of a tree during a post-prandial nap. The photographer stood in the rover for a good 45 minutes from a distance of 25-30 meters until the leopard woke from sleep to vary head position. Captured in Tarangire National Park near Mpingo ridge, Tanzania.