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- Eight different subspecies
- Weight: 60-200 pounds
- Length: Up to 6 feet long
- Males are generally 20-40% larger than femalesBBC: Leopard
- Life span: 12-15 years in the wild, up to 20 years in captivityBBC: Leopard
- Can live in savannah, forests, jungles, cold mountainous regions and outside urban areasBBC: Leopard
- Found in Africa, Siberia, India, China and KoreaBBC: Leopard
- 40 to 50% of cubs do not live to adulthood
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Closely related to tigers, lions, jaguars, snow leopards and clouded leopards, leopards are the most secretive and elusive of the large cats. Native to Africa and Southern Asia, leopards have proved themselves highly adaptable to both warm and colder climates. Leopards are easily distinguished by dark rosette-shaped spots on their tawny fur. Black panthers are actually leopards that produce excess amounts of melanin, causing their fur to be darker and spots to become virtually indistinguishable. These dark leopards are found more often in darker forested areas, while lighter colored leopards tend to inhabit desert areas, attesting to the scientific theory that the leopard's spots provide it with camouflage.
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Diet and Behavior
Leopards spend much of their time in trees, and may often leap from high branches to pounce on their prey. Leopards are so strong that they can often drag prey much larger and heavier than themselves up a tree to protect it from scavengers. Unlike many other cats, leopards often swim and will hunt crabs and fish in lakes and rivers. They live solitary life styles.
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Leopards Questions
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After batting away a sure-thing TD pass, the Leopards stop Center on 3rd down.
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The Leopards forced a fumble but didn't recover, and Center also had a near-turnover on a 3rd-down pass.
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when i was at the museum i saw these life like replicas of cheetahs & leopards. omg. i wanna own 1..dreamss. they are so beautiful.
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The state champion leopards will be returning to the high school between 9:15 and 9:45. Come out and cheer Park behind the high school.
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The state champion leopards will be returning to the high school between 9:15 and 9:45. Come out and cheer Park behind the high school.
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