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.
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/16.shtml
Book: Jungle Animals, Anita Ganeri, 4,
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