Tired Mother | Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa | Edward Mikol Photography

In the Masai Mara of Kenya, a leopard sleeps while one young cub nurses and another rests — Tired Mother

Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa

A leopardess can spend up to 80% of her life raising cubs. Caring for the cubs is more than a full-time job and the male plays no active role. Early the cubs are kept in a den and hidden while the mother hunts. Here she rests while one cub nurses and the other has just finished. For the moment, this leopardess enjoys some well-earned rest.

But danger is never far for the young, vulnerable cubs. If found by another predator they will be killed immediately. This minimizes the competition for found in the territory. It is estimated that 35% of cubs do not survive, but survival rates depend on where the cubs are raised and the density of other predators.
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