Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List , as in 2007, only 19–26 wild leopards were estimated to survive in southeastern Russia and northeastern China.
Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif. announced the death of Zoya, their 21-year-old Amur leopard, one of the oldest of her kind in captivity.
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera.It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes.Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of 92–183 cm (36–72 in) with a 66–102 cm (26–40 in) long tail and a shoulder height of 60–70 cm (24–28 in).
“Remembering Leopards” is intended to raise awareness of the threats facing the animal. Stunning photos of leopards are helping to protect this elusive big cat Skip to main content
Amur_Leopard_(P.p._amurensis).jpg (500 × 333 pixels, file size: 123 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
This is the Amur leopard, and over the past eight years the numbers of this beautiful creature have more than doubled in Russia and China. Rare leopard back from the brink Skip to main content
Felis bengalensis was the scientific name proposed by Robert Kerr in 1792 for a leopard cat from Bengal. [6] In the subsequent decades, 20 more leopard cat specimens were described and named, including: [7] Felis nipalensis (Horsfield & Vigors, 1829) from Nepal; Felis chinensis (Gray, 1837) from Canton Province, China
Leopards inhabiting the mountains of the Cape Provinces appear smaller and less heavy than leopards further north. [18] Leopards in Somalia and Ethiopia are also said to be smaller. [19] The skull of a West African leopard specimen measured 11.25 in (286 mm) in basal length, and 7.125 in (181.0 mm) in breadth, and weighed 1 lb 12 oz (0.79 kg).