Honorable Mention / 2023 / Nature / Wildlife

Leopard protecting his find

We were on a safari drive and spotted a leopard sitting under a tree keeping an eye on this dead elephant. We parked the vehicle and waited. Eventually, the leopard came over to the elephant and started to eat it. At one point he actually charged our vehicle coming to a stop just a few feet away from us. After the leopard went back to the elephant, he kept a careful eye out for other threats.