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 and

 adapted by developing a thick coat of fur. Tropical Rainforest

 by developing a thinner but still strong coat of fur.

 Map of Leopard's Range 

                      Description

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

 Body covering: A strong coat of fur

 General Description: Leopards usualy have tan with rossette-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.

 A leopard has a couple of unusual behaviors.

                       Symbiotic Relationships