Essence of Leopard
by Stephanie Grant
Title
Essence of Leopard
Artist
Stephanie Grant
Medium
Digital Art - Digital /painting
Description
A digital abstract painting from the original mixed media work Sitting Leopard.
The leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ (Panthera pardus) is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Compared to other members of the Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.
It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because it is declining in large parts of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control. It is regionally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore , Kuwait, Syria, Libya and Tunisia
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November 12th, 2015
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RjFxx at beautifullart com
Expressive Artistic Work! Pleasing colors.Appreciate the follow. All the very best with your work. Love RjFxx Winner of 233 Art .Awards. I am adding my LIKE now.
Stephanie Grant
Thank you so much Dan for the feature in Premium FAA Artists, I relay appreciate it!
Guido Strambio
A unique image, gorgeous portrait and expression, so effective and beautiful digital work, very interesting description! l/f/G+
Betsy Zimmerli
Well done, Stephanie. I like the turned head, and the presentation. Greetings to Thousand Oaks from one who has been there.