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At one year of age, cubs can probably fend for themselves, but will remain with the mother for 18–24 months. [142] After separating from their mother, sibling cubs may travel together for months. [61] Both male and female leopards typically reach sexual maturity at 2–2⅓ years. [75] The generation length of the leopard is 9.3 years. [143]
The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa , but the historical range has been fragmented in the course of habitat conversion .
Amur leopards become sexually mature at the age of 2–3 years. They are able to reproduce up to 10–15 years of age. Estrus lasts 12–18 days, and in exceptional cases up to 25 days. Gestation lasts 90–105 days, and usually between 92 and 95 days. A newborn cub weighs 500–700 g (18–25 oz).
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Only African insular population of leopards. Subjected to a extermination campaign after the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964, the last confirmed sighting happened in 1986. [13] Though named as the subspecies P. p. adersi in 1932, it was included in the African leopard P. p. pardus in 1996 on morphological grounds. [15]
“The super amazing thing is leopards in the wild, their average life expectancy is about 10 years,” Krahn said. “And in captivity it’s about 15 years. So to have a 25-year-old leopard is ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 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 ...