Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) mother grooming five-week-old cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) five-week-old cub playing with mother, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male stalking, Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) female walking, Masai Mara, Kenya

Andy Rouse / African Leopard (Panthera pardus) female walking, Masai Mara, Kenya

Guy Edwardes / Leopard (Panthera pardus) captive, South Africa

Guy Edwardes / Leopard (Panthera pardus) climbing tree, silhouetted against the sun, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance

Will Burrard-Lucas / Young male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus), Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. All other uses require clearance