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LP1 |
The leopard is most easily recognized
by its rosette patterned coat and extremely long, darker
tail. |
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LP2 |
This large cat is sometimes confused in
appearance with the South American Jaguar. |
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LP3 |
The leopard is less stocky than the jaguar
and its rosette markings are generally smaller and have
no internal spots. |
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LP4 |
The overall size of the leopard depends
very much on the subspecies and location, with the largest
animals growing to a length of nearly 5 feet with an additional
tail length of some 3 feet. |
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LP5 |
Leopards seldom become man-eaters but a
number of often exagerated tales of killer leopards is
sprinkled in the literature. |
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LP6 |
The Leopard, he was the 'sclusivest sandiest-yellowest-brownest
of them all -- a greyish-yellowish catty-shaped kind of
beast. - Rudyard Kipling |
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LP7 |
The leopard is a versatile hunter and generally
nocturnal in its pursuit of prey. |
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LP8 |
The coat of the leopard cub is wooly with
spots much like the adult pattern. |
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LP9 |
The background color of the leopard's coat
varies from shades of yellow through a reddish brown,
with some albino, although quite rare, specimines reported. |
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LP10 |
The leopard's lifestyle is a direct reflection
of its environment, where it hunts a wide variety of prey
species. |
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LP11 |
Leopards catch and feed on everything from
insects and rodents up to large ungulates such as giraffe
and buffalo calves. |
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LP12 |
One of the most accomplished feline stalkers,
the leopard's shadowy figure slinks from one patch of
cover to another. |
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LP13 |
The leopard is one of the roaring cats,
capable of producing a deep sawing roar. |
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LP14 |
The leopard commonly moves its prey high
in the boughs of trees away from packs of scavenging hyenas
and opportunist lions. |
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LP15 |
Snow Leopards have been categorized as an
endangered species by the World Conservation Union since
1972. |
