Photo by beverlyjoubert | The demands of motherhood are immense and unrelenting. Food, safety, comfort, tender care… so much needs to be provided to allow a young cub to grow into a self-sufficient predator, ready to face the rough-and-tumble of the great wild world. And the task of mothering can be especially challenging for animals of the solitary sort. Unlike lions or wild dogs, leopards have no social safety net, no support in the form of a pack or pride. A leopard mother alone carries the fate of her tiny cub on her shoulders. #leopards #leopardcub #bigcats #bigcatconservation