1.1. The basic facts of an leopard is one of the five "big cats" in genus Panthera.It is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.And the scientific name for an leopard is Panthera pardus.
2. Physical Characteristics
2.1. Leopards come in a wide variety of coat colors, from a light buff or tawny in warmer, dryer areas to a dark shade in deep forests. The spots, or rosettes, are circular in East African leopards but square in southern African leopards.
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4. Personality
4.1. Leopards are opportunistic hunters and feed on a wide variety of prey. Their diet consists of monkeys, antelopes, gazelles, wildebeest, jackals, rodents, insects, hares, snakes, birds, sheep, goats and more many.Leopards stalk up to their prey and launch an ambush, killing with a quick bite to the neck. They are extremely strong and can drag prey up to 3 times their own body weight up into a tree to consume it.They can live without water for long periods of time, getting all the moisture they need from their prey.
5. General Description
5.1. Leopards are the most widespread feline and they can be found in Africa, India, China, Korea and Siberia. They are very adaptable and live in open savannah, forests, jungles and mountainous areas.They are solitary animals and males have territories between 5 and 40 sq. Kms (3 - 25 sq. miles). They mark the boundaries with urine and are very defensive of them. Their territory will overlap those of several females.
6. Fun facts
6.1. Did you know? Leopards can drag up to 3 times their own body weight into a tree and place it on branches over 6 m (19.7 ft) high.
