Leopards

=Leopards=

Leopards are big cats that can live in many different habitats. They live in rainforests, grasslands, deserts and even snow.

Leopards don't all have spots. The black ones are called Melanistic Leopards or Black Panthers.

African Leopards African leopards live in the grasslands of Africa. They used to live in rainforests and deserts but now they mostly survive on the grasslands in national parks.

Their colours can be pale yellow, deep gold or tawny, and they have black spots of different sizes, Male leopards are larger than females. Males can weigh up to 91 kilograms.

They are big powerful cats with strong teeth and claws.

Leopards hunt mostly at night. They prey on deer, warthog, jackals, hares, and birds. Sometimes they hunt giraffes and zebras too, and even porcupines. They eat reptiles, and farm animals if other food is hard to find. They will also eat carrion (leftover dead animals killed by other predators).

Leopards are very sneaky and they like to creep up on their prey. They don't like chasing prey for a long time. They grab the animal by the throat and bite with their powerful jaws so that the prey can't breathe. After they have killed their prey they often drag it up into a tree until they have eaten it all.

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