Affection wins out over aggression as a she-leopard nibbles her dozing mate’s ear. “It’s a rare sight,” says photographer Kim Wolhuter of the normally feisty female’s apparent tenderness. During her estrus period of up to a week, the cats will mate briefly but often—sometimes one hundred times in a day. Then they’ll separate, the male likely playing no further parenting role.
Photograph by Kim Wolhuter
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