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The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar.
Leopards may sometimes be confused with two other large spotted cats, the cheetah, with which it may co-exist in Africa, and the jaguar, a neotropical species that it does not naturally co-exist with. However, the patterns of spots in each are different: the cheetah has simple black spots, evenly spread; the jaguar has small spots inside the polygonal rosettes; while the leopard normally has rounder, smaller rosettes than those of the jaguar. The cheetah has longer legs and a thinner build that makes it look more streamlined and taller but less powerfully built than the leopard. The jaguar is more similar in build to the leopard but is generally larger in size and has a more muscular, bulky appearance.
Beautiful creature!! These leopards are endangered due to the region they're from. They are declining because of loss of their habitat, hunting, as well as the wars that have been ongoing for years within their homeland.
snow leopard / Schneeleopard / L'once (Panthera uncia), aussi appelée irbis, panthère des neiges ou léopard des neiges / Panthera uncia
Pictures from my book 'Centurio the little snow leopard'
Next leopard picture taken in the Raubtierpark Subingen. They aren't so easy to photograph, but it's still not too bad like this! :)
Portrait of an amur leopard at Marwell Zoo
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One of my first uploads was a picture of a snow leopard, taken in Planckendael.
This month I've chosen this picture to crop it to a close-up.
This is similar to an earlier photo I uploaded, but with a different composition, with the radiating branches behind the leopard providing an interesting backdrop.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Better viewed large on black / Ver en grande con fondo negro
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Artur - Amur leopard 9yrs old
This set of pics were taken at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent uk.
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