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The Gaze of a Leopard
An adult leopardess (female leopard), gazes at a passing herd of thomsone's gazelle. One may wonder why both the gazelle, as well as the leopardess are calmy aware of eachothers' prescene. The reason for such tranquility is that the leopardess' white tail tip is pointed upwards, representing a non-aggressive mood. This informs the gazelle that she is not a threat and that they can carry on their busy day of grazing. Such exchanges between oppossing species represents an almost 'moral code' withi