This was taken by my friend Ed Kriete hunting with Paddy Curtis in August, 2009 in northern Tanzania. The beautiful taxidermy is by John Pyles Taxidermy Studio of Orlando, Florida.

Gorgeous! I always am drawn to look at the legs on mounted cats as they seem awfully hard to get right. Looks like he got them right on this one.

Wonderful mount! Looks so realistic
Like the simplicity as well.

Beautiful mount. Very good face work!
I love the natural no base poses.

Thanks to all.

Yeah, John and his folks really do faces well. This cat looks like it has just spotted dinner.

He's just now finishing the trophies from the 2009 safari and I will post more pictures as I get them loaded.

Wonderful work!

I have been thinking my next leopard may get the "sitting dog" pose. That pict may have sealed the deal.

I like the tail tip flip too!

Can you imagine the reaction of someone stepping into a room with that cat in it.

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Originally posted by Ongwe:
Wonderful work!

I have been thinking my next leopard may get the "sitting dog" pose. That pict may have sealed the deal.

I like the tail tip flip too!

Wouldnt that be "sitting cat"?



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I was going to call it the "RCA Victor" pose but figured nobody would know WTF I was talking about.

Some of us aging adventurers do...

That cat looks positively alive. Very nice work.

Stuff kitty look good. He do people?

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