Photo Feature
Spotted
<p>Dead centre in the frame but near imperceptible, a common leopard <em>Panthera pardus</em> – one of the most elusive yet adaptable predators – surveys its world from amidst the rocks. These lithe felines are adapted to different habitats, and manage to live in pockets of wilderness even in urban areas of cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Nagpur, Guwahati and more. In habitats such as the dense forests of the Western Ghats, Central India, the Himalaya and the Northeast they flourish, by giving way to tigers –their more powerful cousin the tiger. This exquisite cat was photographed in broad daylight in Jawai, Rajasthan.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Photo: Nilesh Shah.</span></strong></p>