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And so we searched high and low and after months trudging through leech infested swamps, dodging mosquitoes as large as eagles we finally spotted the holy grail of mythical African creatures the warthopard...with the head of a warthog and hind quarters of a leopard it terrorizes any creature it comes in contact with. I count myself as incredibly lucky to have even caught a glimpse of the rarest of rare let alone captured this one image as it was sleeping.
Of course we also managed to see a few more mundane members of the cat family which I will also share but of course finding them didn't come close to the excitement one gets when you come face to face with a legend.
Eric

1 Warthopard
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mala-Mala-2016/i-fKpw7QJ/0/X2/A87I5379leophog-X2.jpg

2 Fatcat.....When you've eaten much to much and can hardly move
https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Chitabe-Lebala-Savuti-2013/i-LnwdPh5/0/X2/3BOT1850malelion-X2.jpg

3 Don't ya just hate it when you get a big piece of sinew and hair stuck in your teeth?
https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/PumasChile/i-hbxHzVj/0/X2/CS3P1255%202pumaeating-X2.jpg



Feb 23, 2017 at 03:27 AM
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I have never seen this creature. I'm have a few weeks in the Kalahari later this year I will keep a lookout, but not too many leech infested swamps there. Also off to Kruger tomorrow hoping for some good shots, but Kruger was hit by a tropical cyclone a few days ago so water, water, everywhere.

A very original shot.

Jim



Feb 23, 2017 at 04:14 AM
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Catman strikes again, loved the story and the buildup to the reveal...



Feb 23, 2017 at 05:15 AM
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Ahhh - a cross between a warthog and a leopard captured by a cross between a photographer and a bull sh!tter. Another very nice set Eric ~ Ron


Feb 23, 2017 at 08:04 AM
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Awesome pictures, Eric! Guess this is your contribution to "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them"

- Amit



Feb 23, 2017 at 08:39 AM
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It must be true, I saw it on the web...

Morris



Feb 23, 2017 at 08:36 PM
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I hope you put some drops in that warthopard's eyes.
I always hated anything that sleeps with it's eyes open.
Don



Feb 23, 2017 at 11:54 PM
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And to think we saw it here first

Nice shots Eric .

Birdie



Feb 24, 2017 at 12:06 AM
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JimStock wrote:
I have never seen this creature. I'm have a few weeks in the Kalahari later this year I will keep a lookout, but not too many leech infested swamps there. Also off to Kruger tomorrow hoping for some good shots, but Kruger was hit by a tropical cyclone a few days ago so water, water, everywhere.
A very original shot.

Jim

Hope you had a successful day and managed t get some shots....he Kalahari is always so different than the high or low veld....so good luck.

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kdacharya wrote:
Catman strikes again, loved the story and the buildup to the reveal...

Listen, if a cable channel can have multiple seasons of finding sasquatch I should be able to come up with one image that meets the Snopes seal of approval.
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surfnron wrote:
Ahhh - a cross between a warthog and a leopard captured by a cross between a photographer and a bull sh!tter. Another very nice set Eric ~ Ron

Thanks....but Ron you are a skeptic...I can't believe you didn't buy the story but I guess the moral is, if you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bull shit...it seems to be working quite well these days in high places.
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Warkari wrote:
Awesome pictures, Eric! Guess this is your contribution to "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them"

- Amit

Thanks Amit...and unfortunately, I think that movie got as much traction as this photo
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morris wrote:
It must be true, I saw it on the web...

Morris

Believe half of what you hear and less of what you read...and even less on the interwebs....you can't make this stuff up....or can you?
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DonGut wrote:
I hope you put some drops in that warthopard's eyes.
I always hated anything that sleeps with it's eyes open.
Don

I was thinking more like a big apple in the mouth and some peri peri sauce.
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birdied wrote:
And to think we saw it here first

Nice shots Eric .

Birdie

It is my lot in life to bring these revelations to FM...I do it for the love of the game
Eric



Feb 24, 2017 at 08:54 AM
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One day late but enjoyed the series very much.

TFS
Geoff



Feb 24, 2017 at 08:56 AM
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Loved your "alternate cats"!

DaveF



Feb 24, 2017 at 11:49 AM
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arbitrage wrote:
One day late but enjoyed the series very much.

TFS
Geoff


Better than being a Loonie short Thanks Geoff

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fingerda wrote:
Loved your "alternate cats"!

DaveF


Thanks Dave....what? You don't believe your own eyes ....

Eric



Feb 25, 2017 at 10:19 AM
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morris wrote:
It must be true, I saw it on the web...

Morris


I thought you saw it on Fox



Feb 25, 2017 at 11:17 AM





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