Yesterday on Friday Favorites I posted a poem called The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke. It was new to me and I fell in love with it. (It’s now tied with Dog’s Death by John Upton as my favorite poem of all time.)
In the comment section Harula from wordsthatserve posted a video about a black leopard: The incredible story of how leopard Diabolo became Spirit – Anna Breytenbach, “animal communicator”.
I gotta tell ya I got a bit overwhelmed and teary watching it. It was pretty incredible seeing the respect Anna Breytenbach had for that magnificent animal. So I’m blogging the video today so others will be able to see and wonder at it, too. And thank you, Harula, for thinking to share it with us!
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Picture Credit: Poggis Animal House
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What a beautiful creature. So moving!
I always wanted to be friends with big cats like that guy is…
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I’m partial to wolves and horses myself. 😀
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Wolves! Oh, yes! We have a wolf man a few miles from us. He partly lives in an enclosure with a pack of them. It’s lovely to see – but best not to stand downwind of him. THere a page dedicated to him on Wikipaedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ellis_(wolf_researcher)
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How interesting! Did he live with foxes and coyotes, too?
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I have seen this video before and each time I watch it I find myself welling up!
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Doesn’t your heart just break for him… Sigh… Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Jason.
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Made my hairs stand on end too. That’s just incredible. Brought tears to my eyes. Wow!
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P.S. Love your harvest candles picture
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I know, pretty, aren’t they. I wish I could have changed the background to match better, but I use tick marks a lot to separate things and as place holders and I’ve matched their color to my background. So if I did that they’d show up everywhere!!!
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There’s a warmth to your background that complements the colour of the candles. It works!
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Me, too. There was just something so moving about it. (I’m behind on my notifications again. Don’t give up on me, girlfriend! 😉 )
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Wow doesn’t even begin to convey how I feel about this…wow. Thank you.
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I’m glad it affected others the way it did me. I was floored.
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That was incredible.
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Such a beautiful animal…
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That was incredible!!
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Watching the cat move you just had a sense of power under control…
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Yay! I’m glad this video touched you and inspired you to share it 🙂 Quite remarkable isn’t it. Nature, in all her forms, has so much to teach us – we just need to stop, connect and listen. Love and blessings, Harula xxx
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❤
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Wow Wow Wow…so so amazing…thank you so much for posting this Calensariel xxx
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Made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Reminded me of Lord Huanárë. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing this amazing video. Such a magnificent creature and such an amazing story. 🙂
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I felt it was very powerful. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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