The animals speak/The panthers of Love

(Leopard, or panther, Panthera pardus)


They are called panthers of Love because they come from the banks of the river Amour (Hēilóngjiāng, "river of the black dragon") in China. The male and the female lived together for a long time. But for three years, because of the captivity breeding program, they no longer have the right to meet, because all sexual relations are forbidden to these panthers of Love. They can therefore only be seen separately. They sometimes show their indignation against this forced separation.

The hundred steps of the male in front of the door of the female edit

The female is like a lion in a cage edit

She looks at me in the face edit

The powerful edit

The gaze of the feline edit

The ears of the feline edit

He takes place for the siesta edit

He looks at me fixedly edit

He begins to fall asleep edit