The headline and other details in this article have been updated to better characterize the new photos of the black leopard. (CNN) The elusive African black leopard is alive and well and living in Kenya -- and there are new pictures to prove it. While there have been previous reports of sightings of black leopards in Africa -- they're also known as black panthers -- the new images offer important confirmation. The 2013 image in particular, he said, "is a captive black leopard that was brought from America as a kitten to Kenya, not wild." Will Burrard-Lucas shot the images of the black leopard, and described it as his longtime dream to photograph the big cats.

Source: CNN February 13, 2019 06:20 UTC