Leopard Call by wildlife artist John Banovich available from Snow Goose Gallery.

 

"Leopards will pair up during the mating season, but they separate long before the cubs are born, leaving the rearing of the cubs to be done by the female over the next several years. This pair has probably come together before as his territory overlaps hers and is proclaimed by scent stations, claw marks on the acacia trunks and leopard calls. In this work, I wanted to capture that apprehensive moment when he waits for her to decend the tree - will she greet him or try to run away?" - John Banovich.