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Rare Photos Highlight Some of Africa’s Wonders

Incredible Photos Capture Rare Sight of Elusive Black Panther Under the Stars

British photographer

Will Burrard-Lucas

specializes in snapping gorgeous pictures of wildlife at night. The conditions in which to do this, however, make photographing a challenge, and it inspired him to create innovations in camera traps. Thanks to his ingenuity, he now captures these creatures in ways we rarely see. One of his most exciting pictures came in 2019 when he confi rmed the existence of the elusive African black panther in Kenya.

It took a staggering six

months to fi nally get the shot that Burrard-Lucas had been hoping for. “I returned to a cluster of three cameras I had set up on a promising rock. One of the cameras was an infrared DSLR which I had just set up to capture a behind-the-scenes picture,” he recalls. When he checked the other nearby cameras, there were images of the black leopard walking on the rocky terrain with glittering stars in the background. The results are striking and well worth the wait; the cat is almost hidden in the composition with blue tones illuminating its sleek coat.

Burrard-Lucas has included these images in his new book titled The Black Leopard. It’s now available for purchase via Bookshop.org. https://mymodernmet.com/will-burrard-lucasblack-leopard-under-stars/

Story by: Sara Barnes

Rare Polka-Dotted Baby Zebra Spotted in Kenya

Awildlife photographer was shooting in Kenya when he captured photos of a rare zebra foal that had white spots on a dark coat rather than the typical black stripes on a white coat. t Hong Kong-based wildlife photographer Frank Liu was visiting the East African nation in September 2019 when the E Af i strange-looking baby was discovered. A Massai guide and photographer named Antony Tira had noticed it the previous day in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, and Liu had a chance to be one of the fi rst to see and photograph the foal the following morning.

The guide named the foal Tira, after his surname.

Tira is believed to be the fi rst polka-dotted zebra ever discovered in Maasai Mara.

According to National Geographic, Tira has a rare genetic mutation called pseudomelanism that causes an abnormality in its stripe pattern. https://petapixel.com/2021/03/09/photos-of-arare-polka-dotted-baby-zebra-spotted-in-kenya/ Story by: Michael Zhang