Gorgeous Rare "Strawberry" Leopard

And they say a leopard can’t change its spots.

Source: safagraphics.com  /  via: news.nationalgeographic.com

Tourists to South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve have been saying there was a red leopard on the property but until photographer Deon De Villiers snapped this photo there was no proof.

Experts believe the male leopard’s unusual hue is due to a genetic condition known as Erythrism that can cause an over-production of red skin pigment though it’s not been documented before in leopards.