Sometimes we are fortunate to have moments like these – moments that stay etched in memory for a very long time. This photograph of the Porcupine Female Leopard was taken at Lion Sands Tinga & Narina in the Kruger National Park.
It was a truly unforgettable experience the guides put us in just the right position to be able to capture this portrait – she is one of the dominant females that are seen fairly regularly at @lionsandsgamereserve. Want to send us your photos? You need to be a First Thing Subscriber.When you're subscribed and ready, there'll be a link to submit your own pics in the Picture of the Day section.
Guidelines: we try to be as inclusive as possible when publishing your fantastic photos. However, if you can, please try orient your camera horizontally ('landscape' format) and please, please, try send us as high resolution a photo as possible.
NOTE: We limit our weekly entries to maximum 20. If you're picture's not published, please keeping sending them in!
First Thing's John Stupart is very much a dog person, but we encourage all wildlife and animal-related pictures.
Are you an amateur or professional photographer? While we don't have money for your pics, if you have a portfolio link or options for prints, let us know when you submit your pic and we'll do our best to include it.
Note: By submitting a photo you acknowledge that you have given us permission to publish them on this site and in this format. You still hold all rights to your work. If you would like to re-use, print, or otherwise use our subscribers' photos, contact us and we'll put you in touch with the original photographers.
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BR6Q5774-2.jpg "ildlife Photographer: Francois Fourie @ffwildlife_photography")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lion.jpg "Sarah Swanson")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sunbird-J-Davis-IMG_5465-.jpeg "Jillian Davis")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image0-74.jpeg "Caroline Potts")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Overberg-koringlande.jpg "Johann Coetze")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Christine_Serenity.jpg "Christine Barrow")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ground-Woodpecker-5242.jpg "Ronnie Herr")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jackal-Buzzard-4833.jpg "Ronnie Herr")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Front-3.jpg "George Watson")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fire-in-the-Kingdom.jpg "Tania Lyon")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210624_163322_resized.jpg "Kevin Selvan")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1110.jpg "Jan Hofmeyr")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lighthouse-MS-0I1A3137ppcl.jpeg "Andrew Pike")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/P1130398.jpg "Hanns Bohle")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Umngazi.jpg "Barry Payne")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211023_081811.jpg "Julio Swarts")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_2936.jpg "Ray Edwards")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WhatsApp-Image-2021-10-21-at-13.23.15.jpeg "Arnold Muscat")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image0-73.jpeg "Maxine Peters")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1064_resized.jpg "Uwe Harms")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image0-72.jpeg "Barbara Reid")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211025_171629.jpg "Heather Moore")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/045.jpg "Hosia Magana")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image001-1.png "Arthur")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSC_9682.jpg "William Giles")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rainbow-over-False-Bay.-1.jpg "Roy Haines")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Chokka-Boat-entering-PSF-1.jpg "Simon Haigh")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6526.jpeg "Christina Coates")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_8453.jpg "Jenni Bessesen")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG-20211022-WA0021.jpg "Vanessa vd Westhuizen, 14yrs old.")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/747CDA4E-2EC3-4612-8B9E-C09EAA3617FF.jpeg "Chris Heymans")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image0-71.jpeg "Peter Brett")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image0-70.jpeg "Peter Brett")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Image-1.jpeg "Gerhard Kroukamp")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/0637607E-575E-4208-8B07-34727D5313C0.jpeg "Chris Heymans")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/What-Buffalo.jpg "David Alexander")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/unnamed-8.jpg "Brian Gaisford")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Puffadder.jpg "Peter Pentz")