Leopard is the most common representative of the cat family, after a domestic cat. It is a formidable predator and a clever hunter who differs from all his relatives in a very hidden and quiet disposition. In this animal many interesting qualities and abilities are combined.
The leopard is the only representative of the felines, which drags and eats its prey on the tree.
Black and spotted cubs may appear in one litter.
All newborn babies have a blue eye color.
Most of the leopards of melanists live in the tropical forests of Asia.
Among leopards, there is also pseudo-melanism, the so-called abundism, this happens when skin pigmentation occurs in separate areas.
Male leopards often kill other offspring to mate with the female.
Leopards have a special ankle structure that helps them to quickly climb up trees.
Hunt leopards mainly at night.
Among leopards as well as among lions and tigers there are cannibals. But these are quite rare cases, mostly wounded or sick leopards become cannibals.
Leopards have excellent vision, they can see the prey at a distance of 1.5 km.
There are hybrids of leopards with lions, jaguars and pumas.
Each leopard has an individual pattern on its skin in the form of spots.
The leopard female breeds from 2 to 3 cubs, but up to 1 year, only 1 young person lives out.
Leopards are very secretive, albeit curious animals.
The tail of the leopard helps him to maneuver easily when jumping and descending from trees and rocks.
Leopards are capable of lifting and dragging an animal carcass twice as large as its own weight.
In the wild, leopards live 10-15 years, in captivity live up to 20 years.
