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]]>Back in late 2021, Latvian authorities rescued a black leopard named Bono, who was abandoned by his “owner.” They transported him to Riga Zoo in the country’s capital, but the zoo didn’t have the necessary resources to keep him. So, they ended up contacting AAP Primadomus, which has a sanctuary for wild cats.
AAP Primadomus sent one of their employees, a man named Robert, to pick up the panther, but the task proved to be much more challenging than expected. Being a very active animal, Bono wasn’t used to being confined in small spaces and would get aggressive when caged. This is why Robert decided to make the 1,250 miles trip without stopping. He ended up driving for two straight days before reaching the final destination.
Thanks to Robert’s efforts, Bono is now living his best life in AAP Primadomus’ sanctuary.
“Today he walks proudly and confidently through the bushes of his enclosure,” says his AAP keeper Jolien. “He is also able to jump to the highest platform, where he likes to lie down at sunset to watch from above.”
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]]>The wildlife photographer had previously heard that the animal was sighted near Laikipia Wilderness Camp in Kenya, so he decided to try his luck. He set up camera traps, but for several nights captured nothing but hyenas. One night, however, he was going through the images when he noticed “a pair of eyes surrounded by inky darkness”.
“No animal is more elusive,” wrote the photographer on his blog when he released the photos. “Nobody I knew had ever seen one in the wild and I never thought that I would either.”
The last time this black wildcat was photographed was in 1909. Nick Pilford, the lead researcher of a leopard conservation program in Laikipia County, confirmed that these were, in fact, the first images of a wild panther in Africa in nearly 100 years.
“We had always heard about black leopard living in this region, but the stories were absent of high-quality footage that could confirm their existence”, Pilford said for *USA Today*.
Take a look at the magnificent shots of this rare animal.
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]]>The post Man Drives Non-Stop for Two Days to Get a Rescue Leopard to His New Home appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Back in late 2021, Latvian authorities rescued a black leopard named Bono, who was abandoned by his “owner.” They transported him to Riga Zoo in the country’s capital, but the zoo didn’t have the necessary resources to keep him. So, they ended up contacting AAP Primadomus, which has a sanctuary for wild cats.
AAP Primadomus sent one of their employees, a man named Robert, to pick up the panther, but the task proved to be much more challenging than expected. Being a very active animal, Bono wasn’t used to being confined in small spaces and would get aggressive when caged. This is why Robert decided to make the 1,250 miles trip without stopping. He ended up driving for two straight days before reaching the final destination.
Thanks to Robert’s efforts, Bono is now living his best life in AAP Primadomus’ sanctuary.
“Today he walks proudly and confidently through the bushes of his enclosure,” says his AAP keeper Jolien. “He is also able to jump to the highest platform, where he likes to lie down at sunset to watch from above.”
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]]>The post Rare African Black Leopard Photographed For The First Time in 100 Years appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The wildlife photographer had previously heard that the animal was sighted near Laikipia Wilderness Camp in Kenya, so he decided to try his luck. He set up camera traps, but for several nights captured nothing but hyenas. One night, however, he was going through the images when he noticed “a pair of eyes surrounded by inky darkness”.
“No animal is more elusive,” wrote the photographer on his blog when he released the photos. “Nobody I knew had ever seen one in the wild and I never thought that I would either.”
The last time this black wildcat was photographed was in 1909. Nick Pilford, the lead researcher of a leopard conservation program in Laikipia County, confirmed that these were, in fact, the first images of a wild panther in Africa in nearly 100 years.
“We had always heard about black leopard living in this region, but the stories were absent of high-quality footage that could confirm their existence”, Pilford said for *USA Today*.
Take a look at the magnificent shots of this rare animal.
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