On assignment in South Africa for the Sunday Times London

Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - leopard, South Africa - there really is not much I can say about leopards, other than they may we’ll be my spirit animal. They scare me to absolute death, and I love them to bits in equal measure. There is nothing that frightens me as much as that close proximity deep growl, particularly when in a tent at night. I’ve tracked them, documented the capture of them, relocated them, seen them trapped and tortured, and watched hunters hold them aloft. We pretty much can’t fence them, or defend ourselves from them. They are wild, truly wild and I love them - to see more of my work and projects follow me here @chancellordavid and @natgeo and @thephotosociety #southafrica southafrica #leopard #bigcats

They scare me to absolute death, and I love them to bits in equal measure. There is nothing that frightens me as much as that close proximity deep growl, particularly when in a tent at night.

I’ve tracked them, documented the capture of them, relocated them, seen them trapped and tortured, and watched hunters hold them aloft. We pretty much can’t fence them, or defend ourselves from them. They are wild, truly wild and I love them.