Leopard (Panthera Pardus) female in a African ebony or jackal-berry (Diospyros mespiliformis) tree. South Africa.

panthera pardus pardus diospyros mespiliformis natural area tree savanna adult female predator glance branch lie down rest camouflage front shot overview carnivore diet kruger national park look panthera tree biosphere reserve diospyros vulnerable iucn vu mpumalanga province national park transborder park game reserve november sabi sand game reserve private reserve african leopard panthera pardus pardus nobody great limpopo transfrontier park west african ebony diospyros mespiliformis nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems tree savannas tree savannah adults females predators predatory glances looking at camera boughts branches bought going to bed lengthened stretched out lengthen lengthening bedtime stretching out stretch out go to bed laying down siestas resting siesta rested restful make the siesta making the siesta being lazy be lazy camouflages front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals looked looking trees biosphere reserves vulnerable species east transvaal mpumalanga national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks wildlife reserve private reserves with nobody jackalberry diospyros mespiliformis naturalness area savanna low formation stage of development individual predation relation between species species morphology zoology morphology organism morphology botany posture behavior shot diet pattern limpopo province south africa southern africa africa felidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota woody plant environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment ebenaceae ebenales dicotyledoneae angiospermae spermatophyta / phanerogamae tracheophyta embryophyta chlorobionta archaeplastida threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites natural reserve leopard panthera pardus big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal animal ebenaceae family ebenale flora