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Leopard in a tree in India A leopard grooming itself. The leopard has the largest distribution of all wild cats, occurring widely in Africa and Asia, although populations are fragmented and declining. [2] It inhabits foremost savanna and rainforest, and areas where grasslands, woodlands and riparian forests remain largely undisturbed. [61]
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).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Variant of leopard and jaguar For other uses, see Black panther (disambiguation). A melanistic Indian leopard in Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). Black panthers of both ...
The Javan leopard's prey comprises barking deer, wild boar, Java mouse-deer, and primates such as crab-eating macaque, silvery lutung and Javan gibbon. Javan leopards also look for food in close by villages and have been known to prey on domestic dogs, chickens and goats. [3] Two leopards were radio-collared in the Gunung Halimun National Park ...
While the animals in the Amazon are often larger than life, this South American rainforest region have some of the world’s smallest creatures
Within Equatorial Guinea there are gorillas, leopards, chimpanzees, a small population of African elephants, hippopotamuses, Cape buffalo, crocodiles, pythons, various monkeys among other animals [3]. The gorillas of Equatorial Guinea are the western lowland gorilla subspecies. The elephants are African forest elephants.
The mean leopard population density decreased significantly from 9.76 to 2.07 animals per 100 km 2 (39 sq mi), while the mean tiger population density increased from 3.31 to 5.81 animals/100 km 2 from 2004–2005 to 2008 in Rajaji National Park following the relocation of pastoralists out of the park.
Female in Yala National Park. The Sri Lankan leopard has a tawny or rusty yellow coat with dark spots and close-set rosettes. Seven females measured in the early 20th century averaged a weight of 64 lb (29 kg) and had a mean head-to-body-length of 1.04 m (3 ft 5 in) with a 77.5 cm (2 ft 6.5 in) long tail, the largest being 1.14 m (3 ft 9 in) with a 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) long tail; 11 males ...