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The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest leopard subspecies. It was described in 1830 and is native to the Arabian Peninsula , where it was widely distributed in rugged hilly and montane terrain until the late 1970s.
The most important leopard prey species are Arabian gazelle, Nubian ibex, Cape hare, rock hyrax, Indian crested porcupine, desert hedgehog and several bird species. Occasionally leopards might prey on domestic livestock. Other predators, which are found in the reserve, include caracal, striped hyena and Arabian wolf. [4]
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Humibaba (Hebrew: חומיבבה, c. 1974 – 16 September 1993) was a female adult Arabian leopard who lived in the Nahal David area of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in the Judean Desert in Israel. She became known as the oldest leopard in the Judean Desert, and numerous articles in the Israeli media followed her story over the years. [1]
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).
The largest predator in Israel was the Arabian leopard which is now also believed to be extinct [3] due to the lack of sightings since 2011. In the modern age many mammal populations such as the sand cat are in a high risk of extinction.
Arabian oryx. Hunting is a traditional sport in Jordan, and in the 1930s, the Arabian oryx was hunted to extinction in the country. Three species of gazelle, the dorcas, goitered and mountain gazelles, were also hunted and greatly reduced in numbers. In 1973, legislation was enacted to control hunting, with a closed season being introduced and ...
The names Asiatic leopard and Asian leopard refer to any of the following leopard (Panthera pardus) subspecies in Asia: Amur leopard (P. p. orientalis) Anatolian or Persian leopard (P. p. tulliana) Arabian leopard (P. p. nimr) Indian leopard (P. p. fusca) Indochinese leopard (P. p. delacouri) Javan leopard (P. p. melas) Sri Lankan leopard (P. p ...