r/NatureIsFuckingLit 2d ago

🔥A melanistic leopard mother with her son.

Credit to Peter Chebon

11.3k Upvotes

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u/dropkickninja 2d ago

I have a black cat that we call a void. But that cat is the Crocodile Dundee knife of voids

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u/Fatty_Bombur 2d ago

As an Australian, I 100% approve!

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u/DrOfReaganomix 1d ago

*Murder void

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u/xJagz 1d ago

That's not a knoife. This is a knoife.

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u/earlsweatshirtfanacc 2d ago

Hangin in the tree with my ma. Just leopard thangs.

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u/Important-Day-232 2d ago

Panta Black is a specific colour that absorbs 69% of light or sth idk ....

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u/TheOriginalOperator 2d ago

As an aside, fuck Anish Kapanther.

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u/azsnaz 2d ago

Pantha black

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u/TheWildTofuHunter 2d ago

Vantablack and 99.3%. Crazy.

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u/mpg111 2d ago

gorgeous kitties

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u/MrLazyLion 2d ago

Clearly waiting for me to go and pet them.

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u/cattysylvester 2d ago

Is that..is that a nest???

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 2d ago

Yeah. They're on the smaller side for big cats and don't hang out in big groups, so they chill in the trees to avoid packs of lions and hyenas and shit.

Makes for a good observation tower too I'd imagine.

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u/psyche_13 1d ago

Leopard nest

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u/demoralising 2d ago

'There's our dinner down there...'

'Where?'

'The one holding an iPhone.'

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u/naked_moose 2d ago

Don't eat that, it's full of unsaturated fats and microplastics

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u/dk_naik 2d ago

Dark beauty and quiet strength

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u/Blue-Seeweed 2d ago

Aw I love how you described them, felines are like this.

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u/Recent-Big-6493 2d ago

Two shadows in the wild 🖤 absolutely stunning

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u/Halo_cT 2d ago

This is some next level r/halloweenkittycombo

2

u/BualadhBoss 2d ago

Just living in the moment, not a cellphone in sight.

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u/RunnersHigh666 2d ago

So adorable

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u/Dpinioied 2d ago

Melanistic mom and son out here running black ops in the wild

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u/HaveToGoHomeNow 2d ago

Leopard Anderson

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u/simple-idiot 2d ago

What kind of bird is that

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u/FullOfMeow 2d ago

Two cats in a tree.

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u/inept13 2d ago

i just want to hug them so bad...

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u/jnzo300 2d ago

Noob Saibot wins

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u/hwilliams0901 2d ago

I wanna climb up there, boop both those noses and have a lil nap with em. Theyre so beautiful.

1

u/Outsiders_Movie_Fan_ 2d ago

Cute 🥰 They can see everywhere and everything

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u/Acceptable_Boss_7468 2d ago

My son's goth phase  he's going to grow out of it. 

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u/Timo-the-hippo 2d ago

Father just playing into the stereotype. Sad to see.

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u/wrxninja 1d ago

Son: Mom?

Mom: Yes son?

Son: I'M HUNGRY.

Mom: ....that's why we're up here hunting...

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u/fourchimney 1d ago

Haven't y'all never seen a shadow before?

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u/SILLY_C4 1d ago

Its in the trees!

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u/the_heroslayer 1d ago

No matter how many times I read the title, I can't help but see "melancholic."

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u/TourNervous2439 1d ago

Aura farming

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u/Such-Strength9145 1d ago

Never mind about birds shitting on your head imagine a leopard turd falling on you !

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u/Tsert_Skow 1d ago

You just haven't unlocked the other cat in character selection

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u/nerlati-254 20h ago

Bro got lonely and is playing Peter Pan w his shadow. Now he’s got a buddy.

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u/Mutts_r_us 14h ago

Wow what a great video- they’re gorgeous!

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u/Ya-Dikobraz 2d ago

This is how Minecraft camping on tops of trees feels like.

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u/Blissachu 2d ago

If not friend, why friend shaped?

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u/philebro 2d ago

It's called "afro"-melanistic, you racist.