Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) snarling, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) snarling, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) running, Masai Mara, Kenya

Michael Durham / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) portrait, native to the Amur River Valley, Siberia, Manchuria and Korea

Michael Durham / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) portrait, native to the Amur River Valley, Siberia, Manchuria and Korea

Mitsuaki Iwago / Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting in tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Winfried Wisniewski / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking across bare ground, Africa

Richard Du Toit / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and kitten, Sabi Sand Game Reserve South Africa

Shin Yoshino / Leopard (Panthera pardus) snarling, Africa

Shin Yoshino / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait, Masai Mara, Kenya

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Leopard (Panthera pardus) large male resting after hunt and devouring its kill, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Konrad Wothe / Leopard (Panthera pardus) climbing over rocks, Etosha National Park, Namibia

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} in tree with springbok kill. Namibia, Southern Africa.

Gerry Ellis / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female resting in tree, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana

Gerry Ellis / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) juvenile, Asia

ZSSD / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) portrait native to mountainous regions of central Asia

TJ Rich / Leopard resting {Panthera pardus}

Anup Shah / Leopard cub playing with mother {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara, Kenya

LYNN M. STONE / Snow leopard sitting portrait in snow {Panthera uncia}

Angela Scott / 'Zawadi' leopard on watch up on rocks {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara NR, Kenya, East Africa. BIG CAT DIARY

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} running along sand dune ridge, Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} walking in Namib desert Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Solitary Leopard {Panthera pardus} walking along sand dune Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} walking along sand dune, Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} walking down sand dune Namibia, Southern Africa

TJ Rich / Leopard {Panthera pardus} in tree with Impala kill Namibia, Southern Africa

ZSSD / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) sub-adult, native to Russia and China

ZSSD / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) sub-adult, native to Russia and China

ZSSD / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) sub-adult, native to Russia and China

ZSSD / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) sub-adult, native to Russia and China

Tui De Roy / Leopard (Panthera pardus), El Karama Ranch, Kenya

Shibai Xiao / People removing hair from body of dead Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) on local market, China, December 2008.

Shibai Xiao / Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) footprint in sand near the valley, Linzhi, Tibet, China, October 2010.

Shibai Xiao / Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) captured at night by camera trap, Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Guangxi Province, China.

Richard Du Toit / Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Colin Monteath / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) pelts hanging from restaurant rafters, approx 300 skins confiscated by customs, Ulan Baatar, Mongolia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) cub, Japan

Pete Oxford / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) furs in restaurant, Mongolia

Theo Allofs / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree on lookout, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Theo Allofs / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree on lookout, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female descending tree at night, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female in tree, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female reclining, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Pete Oxford / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female sitting on log, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male camouflaged in grasses, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Chien Lee / Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) roadkill beside a highway, Telupid, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) female, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) female, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Daniel Heuclin / Philippines leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis minuta) head portrait with teeth barred, Philippines, Captive.

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) feeding on Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) prey at night, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking at night, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Impala (Aepyceros melampus) carcass in tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) carrying Impala (Aepyceros melampus) buck up tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and cub feeding on carcass, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree near a Monitor Lizard (Varanus sp), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree at night fall, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree at night fall, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male jumping back as he finished mating with female, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) drinking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking at sunset, Botswana

Gerry Ellis / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) pelt, Woodland Park Zoo, Washington

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) jumping down from tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male and female aggravated with each other, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) yawning, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) watched by Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and yearling cub, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) drinking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) drinking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother and cub with Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) prey, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) killing Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) prey, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in grass, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) on fallen tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) stalking, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) spraying to mark territory, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) hidden in brush, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) in brush, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) carrying Impala (Aepyceros melampus) buck up tree, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) displaying aggressive behavior, Botswana