Dudu By Nature

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Photo by @shaazjung | Melanistic leopards are undoubtedly one of the worlds most elusive felines, primarily being studied only through camera trap footage in Malaysia’s dense and near inaccessible jungles. This particular individual in South India has become a phenomenon, allowing us to document and photograph a black panther like never before. Tracking him over the past few years has been the highlight of my life. . . Melanistic leopards, also known as black panthers in Asia and Africa, are not it’s own species. Their dark colouration is due to a surplus of melanin in their body and is a condition caused by the ‘agouti’ gene, which regulates the distribution of this black pigmentation within the hair. . . Follow @shaazjung for more of the jungles best kept secrets.

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