'God of the Nile' CHEETAH a leopard perches high above

a leopard perches high above the floodplains

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Photographed 9 May

Image Size: 1020 x 685 mm + 50 mm matte & frame (40” x 27” + 2" matte + frame)

'God of the Nile' CHEETAH a leopard perches high aboveNot even a ripple. A Nile Crocodile patiently keeps a keen eye on my every move, confident in its own power and I believe it, making sure to keep enough distance from the shoreline in case of a surprise attack. It's not the crocodile I can see that is my main threat but the ones I cannot see. Photographed 14 June, 2017. South Africa.