Leopards

The Leopard

Common name: Leopard

Scientific Class: Mammalia

Scientific Genus and species: Panthera pardus

Biome

Savannah, Tropical Rainforest, and Cold Mountain Ranges.

Countries: India, China, South America, Saudi Arabia and

Indonesia.

Special Adaptions: Leopards live in Cold Mountain Ranges and

adapt by developing a thick coat of fur. Leopards who live in Tropical

Rainforest adapt by developing a thinner but still strong coat of fur.

Description

Length: 95-167 cm Height: 60-97 cm Weight: 30-80 kg

Body covering: A strong coat of fur

General Description: Leopards usually have tan with rosette-patterned

coat and a long tail. They have a big skull with extremely muscular jaws .

Black-coated leopards are known as Panthers. Panthers have an

advantage in camoflage. A Leopard is endothermic. Their name of young

is a cub. A name of a group is called a leap. The Leopards-related species

are the jaguar and the cheetah. A leopard is a carnivore and eats antelope,

hares, snakes, sheep, goats, gazelle, peacocks and fish.

Symbiotic Relationships

Their is not a lot of symbiotic relationships involving leopards except

their prey. One of the symbiotic relationship is the leopard and the

antelope. This is a parasitism symbiotic relationship.

Behavior

The leopard is very aggressive when it comes to the males territory and

is very unusual. The male leopard will usually have a 5-40 sq. km territory

and will try to defend it from other male leopards. The male leopard will pee

on his boundaries to warn off other males with competition.

Food Chain:

Sources

Book: Jungle Animals, Anita Ganeri, 4, C Paragon 2000