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Taken @ Olmense Zoo, Olmen
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. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, and China. Because of its declining range and population, it is listed as a "Near Threatened" species by the IUCN.
Compared to other members of the Felidae family, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic (completely black or very dark) are known as black panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass, and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert
Snow leopard at Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
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The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Wikipedia
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Leopard at Ngala Private Game Reserve, where we were blessed with eight great sightings in four days. We tracked this female for about 20 minutes in the dusk as she led her two cubs back to a kill, a young impala. Read my published travel article about Ngala Place of the Lion. © Andy Withers
We were privileged and thrilled to get so close to this leopard, who was well camouflaged in a tree close to a herd of impala.
This photo was taken in 1983. I was on a bus between the airport and the Mala Mala game reserve in South Africa. Just inside the reserve the driver slammed on the brakes, shushed everyone, and pointed to the left. There, standing in the brush no more than 50 feet from us, was this gorgeous leopard. Fortunately, I was on the left side of the bus and had my camera equipment with me. I put on a 200mm lens, rolled down my window, braced the lens on the window frame, and got this image.
Three Leyland Leopards on the bus park at Halifax Bus Station. A SYPTE Leopard flanked by two WYPTE Leopards. Shot taken in July 1982.
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'
Milena, the female Leopard at Colchester Zoo, will be gradually introduced to their male Leopard over the quieter winter months.
UPDATE
In the event, Milena and male she had been paired with never hit it off and they were rehomed elsewhere.
Esra and Crispin, who succeded them, produced a pair of cubs who themselves are close enough to adulthood to be moved on to new homes.
Here is a link to my album of the Leopard Cubs born in September 2020