Black Leopard photographed in Kenya sparks racism debate

This black leopard photographed by a white photographer is being claimed as the first photograph of the majestic creature in over 100 years but Kenyans term it 'Christopher Columbus style history'. Check out!

• Stunning, crystal clear images of the African black leopard


• have sparked a debate


• The high quality images, taken in Kenya, by a white photographer,


• claim to be “first documented images of the animal in a century”


• But Kenyan photographers and conservationists are giving pushback


• They say they have been photographing the gorgeous animal for years


• The only difference this time is that the photographer is a white man,


• and has higher quality camera traps


• The leopard’s coat is pitch black because of a gene mutation,


• It’s the opposite of albinism


• Any melanistic leopard, jaguars and big cats are known as black panthers


• Yes, that is where Marvel’s Black Panther got its name from


• Fun fact: the fictional country of Wakanda is said to border Kenya


• Coincidence or a karmic sign? You decide!


• The photographer, Will Burrard-Lucas, is ecstatic with his achievement:


• "For many years, the black panther remained the stuff of dream


• Nobody I knew had ever seen one in the wild."


• Kenya’s response?


• “This Christopher Columbus type of history is archaic!!”


• Do you think it’s time white people stopped ‘discovering’ things in Kenya,


• that Kenyans have already discovered?


• Or do you think these images are worth it?