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Photographer Captures Viral Images Of Ultra-Rare Black Leopard For First Time In 100 Years

by Clark Sparky
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The first confirmed sighting of this rare black cat since 1909 happened in central Kenya.

Rumors

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Kenya-based biologist Nick Pilfold heard rumors of an extremely rare black leopard lurking around the bushlands of Loisaba Conservancy in Kenya early last year. He immediately sent a team to the area to set up cameras in hopes of capturing the cat on film.

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Before long, his cameras caught on camera something that hasn’t been seen since 1909: a juvenile black leopard roaming the bushlands with an older, normal colored leopard that the team believes is her mother.

( Photo by Will Burrard-Lucas )

Melanism

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

The leopard is black because of a melanism, which comes from a gene that cause an excess of dark pigment in the skin and hair of an animal. It is the opposite of albinism.

( Photo by Will Burrard-Lucas )

Mythical

Image credit: Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram
Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

The black leopard has reached mythical status among scientists and guides, according to Pilford:

“Almost everyone has a story about seeing one, it’s such a mythical thing.

“Even when you talk to the older guys that were guides in Kenya many years ago, back when hunting was legal [in the 1950s and ‘60s], there was a known thing that you didn’t hunt black leopards. If you saw them, you didn’t take it.”

( Photo by Will Burrard-Lucas )

Most Live In Asia

Image credit: Unsplash | Rohit Tandon
Unsplash | Rohit Tandon

There are nine leopard species across the globe, and it’s believed up to 11 percent have melanism. Most that due live in Southeast Asia where the black cats experience an abundance of shade in the tropical forests.

Still Able To Bond

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Unsplash | HARSH TANK

Pilfold also noted the interesting fact that the black leopard fur pigmentation to did appear to affect its mother’s ability to bond with her.

Another Black Leopard?

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Unsplash | ShareGrid

It seems there was photographic evidence of a black leopard before this most recent discovery. After hearing about this latest sighting, the staff at the Ol Ari Nyiro Conservancy in Kenya produced an image of a black leopard that they captured in 2007.

Prevalent In Kenya

Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenya_scrubland.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenya_scrubland.jpg

That photo is 11 years old, so researchers believe it is not the same black leopard. That leads them to believe black leopards, while still extremely rare, are more prevalent in Kenya than in other African countries.

Black Panther

Pilford points out the funny coincidence between where real black leopards are being spotted and superhero Black Panther’s homeland of Wakanda:

“It’s a unique coincidence. The only place where we have black leopards is where this place in the Marvel Universe appears to exist.”

More Amazing Images

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

Will Burrard-Lucas has a ton of incredible images from of the wildlife in Africa, like this one of lions under the stars.

A Handsome Fella

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

Just days before capturing the black leopard on camera, Burrard-Lucas got photos of this spotted leopard.

Not Just Cats

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

He photographs all sorts of amazing animals, like this mother hippo with her baby.

Hyenas

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

These hyenas look pretty hilarious but anyone who has seen The Lion King knows there’s nothing funny here.

Nature Scenes

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Will Burrard-Lucas on Instagram

Will Burrard-Lucas also captures beautiful nature scenes without animals, like this one from Iceland.

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