Flying through the South African skies this monkey was keen to get away.
Ranger Gary Parker’s photos show the power and size of the leopard’s arm and paws as it goes in for the kill
The monkey somehow seems to get away from the leopard by climbing up the tree to its branches
But the big cat wasn’t going to stop there as it went after the monkey and up the tree
A standoff then ensued as the monkey held on precariously to the end of a branch
The monkey may have thought it had got away but the predator soon sprung up the tree trunk
And the big cat almost manages to catch the monkey by its tail but the agile animal manages to flee by climbing up a tree.
The leopard edges closer to the monkey as it tries to prize its prey from the tree
Making a jump for it the monkey decides it has no option but to jump for a chance of safety
The vervet monkey is seen here flying through the sky away from the leopard