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Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas managed it - and it's thought to be the first time anyone has captured a melanistic leopard on camera in Africa in 100 years.
Very few images of these iconic, secretive creatures exist.
Will heard rumours of a black panther - which is a loose term for a black leopard or black jaguar, depending where in the world it's from - at the Laikipia Wilderness Camp in Kenya.
After following leopard tracks through the undergrowth with a guide called Steve, Will settled on a place to set up his Camtraptions camera traps.
They weren't sure whether the tracks they were following were those of the black leopard or a regular spotted one.
The black leopard Will captured is a male and based on its size, thought to be around two years old.
There are more photos on the BBC website - they are all jaw-droppingly incredible .....
There are more photos on the BBC website - they are all jaw-droppingly incredible .....
Thank you for posting this .
What a beautiful animal .
I am very fortunate to have seen a black jaguar in a big cat sanctuary when I lived in Central America .