{"id":4869,"date":"2019-02-11T14:28:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdesignrace.com\/photography_blog\/2019\/02\/11\/one-photographers-quest-to-photograph-the-rarest-cat-in-africa-the-black-panther\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T14:28:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:28:45","slug":"one-photographers-quest-to-photograph-the-rarest-cat-in-africa-the-black-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesignrace.com\/photography_blog\/2019\/02\/11\/one-photographers-quest-to-photograph-the-rarest-cat-in-africa-the-black-panther\/","title":{"rendered":"One photographer\u2019s quest to photograph the rarest cat in Africa \u2013 the Black Panther"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/unnamed-22.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\" wp-post-image disruptpress_efi\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ad-above-page-content\">\n<!-- Responsive Demo --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5090022039779417\" data-ad-slot=\"3484985813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2.jpg.optimal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-large wp-image-116268 aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1\" alt width=\"745\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-745x467.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-300x188.jpg.optimal.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-2-768x482.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The black panther has been one of the most iconic creatures the world has ever known. They have such beauty and power, yet are extremely rare to find in the natural world. There had been rumours that at least one was living in the Laikipia region of Kenya, but without any high-quality footage or photographs, confirming their existence was impossible.<\/p>\n<p>This led British wildlife photographer, Will Burrard-Lucas on a mission to Africa, to finally capture the majestic big cat on camera in Laikipia Wilderness Camp. To do so, he used several camera traps from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camtraptions.com\/camera-traps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camtraptions<\/a>. And eventually, his patience and perseverance paid off, capturing some absolutely stunning photographs of wild black panthers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"746\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncHaQ_jG9Xs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most difficult part about photographing these animals, or any animals, really, but especially so with animals so rare, is finding out where they\u2019re going to be. You have to set your cameras up in advance, and then just hope the animals come past. You can take a little guesswork out of the equation by knowing the animal\u2019s habits, and studying evidence of previous visits to the area by a certain species, but there\u2019s still a lot of luck involved much of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Where Will set up his camera traps, he felt quite confident that leopards had been through the area before, but he didn\u2019t know if they\u2019d be the elusive black version, or just the regular spotted leopards \u2013 which are still very beautiful animals, but not what he\u2019s looking for.<\/p>\n<p>The camera traps Will used were based around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camtraptions.com\/camera-traps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camtraptions wireless PIR<\/a>, hooked up to DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. Each of these was then wirelessly connected to several speedlights. When an animal tripped a sensor, the camera and flashes for that sensor would fire, capturing a lit image of the scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8.jpg.optimal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-116264\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1\" alt width=\"745\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-300x200.jpg.optimal.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-8-768x512.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will set up several such traps around a particular area and then left them to do their thing undisturbed so that wildlife could move about the environment as they normally would.<\/p>\n<p>Upon returning to the traps to see what they had found, he spotted a few of the usual creatures, such as the mongoose, and regular leopards, of course\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12.jpg.optimal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-116269\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1\" alt width=\"745\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-745x534.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-300x215.jpg.optimal.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-12-768x550.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But then, there it was, the black panther emerging from the darkness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-3.jpg.optimal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-3-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-3-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-3-768x512.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1.jpg.optimal.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-116271\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1\" alt width=\"745\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-745x497.jpg.optimal.jpg?ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-300x200.jpg.optimal.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s23527.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/willbl-black-leopard-1-768x512.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lead researcher for a leopard conservation programme in Laikipia County and scientist at San Diego Zoo Global, Nicholas Pilfold PhD, says that \u201ccollectively these are the first images in nearly 100 years of black leopard in Africa, and this region is the only known spot in all of Africa to have black leopard\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So, I\u2019ll bet Will\u2019s very pleased with the results he\u2019s managed to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the video above, you can find out more about Will\u2019s adventure to capture the black panthers on camera, and see some more of the photographs he created over on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.burrard-lucas.com\/2019\/02\/black-leopard-in-africa\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his website<\/a>. And don\u2019t forget to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camtraptions.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camtraptions Camera Trap<\/a> he&nbsp;used to capture them. They\u2019re certainly a few steps up from the usual \u201ctrail cams\u201d we often see used to capture wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>If somebody ever told me I could have one of these beautiful creatures, it might finally convince me to get a cat. But I know that can never happen. I\u2019ve thought they were amazing since I was a little kid, but I\u2019ve only ever seen one black panther in real life and that was at Chester Zoo. What I wouldn\u2019t give to see them in the wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The black panther has been one of the most iconic creatures the world has ever known. They have such beauty and power, yet are extremely rare to find in the natural world. 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