Leopard
Description:
The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Found in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars.
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches.
They have a body structure similar to jaguars and are covered with flower-shaped spots on their backs called rosettes, with no dot in the center; the jaguar has a dot inside each of its rosettes.
Size:
leopards are larger than a house cat, but leopards are the smallest members of the large cat category. They grow to only 3 to 6.2 feet (92 to 190 centimeters) long. Their tail adds another 25 to 39 inches (64 to 99 cm) to their length. Males and females vary in weight. Females typically weigh 46 to 132 pounds (21 to 60 kilograms) and males usually weigh around 80 to 165 lbs. (36 to 75 kg).
Diet:
Leopards eat small hoofstock such as gazelle, impala, deer and wildebeast. On occasion, they may also hunt monkeys, rodents and birds. They often bring their prey up into the branches of a tree to eat .
Range:
Found in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Description:
The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Found in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars.
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches.
They have a body structure similar to jaguars and are covered with flower-shaped spots on their backs called rosettes, with no dot in the center; the jaguar has a dot inside each of its rosettes.
Size:
leopards are larger than a house cat, but leopards are the smallest members of the large cat category. They grow to only 3 to 6.2 feet (92 to 190 centimeters) long. Their tail adds another 25 to 39 inches (64 to 99 cm) to their length. Males and females vary in weight. Females typically weigh 46 to 132 pounds (21 to 60 kilograms) and males usually weigh around 80 to 165 lbs. (36 to 75 kg).
Diet:
Leopards eat small hoofstock such as gazelle, impala, deer and wildebeast. On occasion, they may also hunt monkeys, rodents and birds. They often bring their prey up into the branches of a tree to eat .
Range:
Found in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
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