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Leopards and Panthers

Leopards (also sometimes referred to as 'panthers' along with jaguars and mountain lions) can currently be found in sub-Saharan Africa, Indochina, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and parts of the Indian subcontinent, with largest population being found in sub-Saharan Africa. These solitary felines are the smallest members of the big cat family.

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Who are enemies of snow leopards?

Actually, the humans are really the snow leopards enimes, humans hunt them for their fur.
Other snow leopards, eagles, humans, and male ibex.

What are some black panther adaptations?

  1. what are some physical adaptations of a panther. answer: they have claws to climb trees.
  2. what is a panthers diet. answer: a carnvore. :)
  3. how are some panthers predators. answer: a wild boar

What are people doing to protect the leopard?

They are being put on land and are not allowed to be poached, used for meat, and live stock have been given other water prefered to the water that the Grevy zebra drinks from
Closely monitoring their mortality rate, the African Wildlife Foundation initiated a program in 2005. Since then, only TWO incidents of illegal Zebra poaching have been reported. Diseases, habitat loss, and disturbance by humans remain as threats, but the population trend is rated as 'Stable' by the IUCN as of March 26th, 2011.

Do black panthers live in Canada?

There are no black leopards or jaguars native there, but it is possible an escaped animal could survive there.

What are the spots used for on a leopard?

yes but you can't see them except under certain lighting conditions.

Best place to view leopards in the wild?

Leopards are very rare to find in the wild today because they are endangered. If you wanted to trek or go on safari to see leopards, the best places to see them would be the eastern and southern regions of Africa.

Can a black panther live in the snow?

Panthers are also called mountain lions, cougars, catamount, depending on what region. They are in america, asia,africa. They live in the rain forest, grasslands, swamps, and mountain areas. But yes a panthers can live in cold climate

What scavengers live in the Florida everglades?

Some of the scavengers that live in the swamp are an opossum, crayfish, copperhead snake, box turtle, and a blue jay (bird) there are way more then what I listed though.

How many leopards are there altogether in the world?

A "prowl" is the name given to a group of leopards; other common "group" names include: a "pride" of lions, a "school" of fish, a "herd" of sheep... less common, perhaps, are a "lark" of nightingales and a "murder" of crows!

Is a leopard a predator?

They are predators. What they hunt for is called their prey, some are antelope, and hares
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Are panthers native to Australia?

No. There are no tigers in Australia; nor have there ever been.

The now-extinct animal sometimes called the Tasmanian tiger was not a tiger at all. Its proper name was Thylacine, and it was a marsupial, unlike tigers which are placental mammals.

Can a black panther kill any big cat?

Panther is a generic term that applies to all members of the Panthera genus and that includes lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards and jaguars. A lioness would have great difficulty killing a tiger.

Why is the black panther becoming extinct?

"Black panthers" are merely melanistic (black) specimens of the leopard (Panthera Pardus) or the jaguar (Panthera Onca). There is no such thing as a "black panther" species, and, as neither the leopard or jaguar is endangered at the moment, neither are the black members of those species.

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Black panthers are more of a genus than of a species. So you've gotten that part right, but don't say that black panthers don't exist, because they ARE real.

Does a panther have scales?

I think they do NOT have scales

they really do not have them.

they have a kind of teeth on their skin called dermal denticles. There are made of the same materials as teeth and have enamel.

How do leopards make their homes?

They live in the savanna, semi-deserts, forests , and grasslands.

Is a black panther is real species?

No, there are melanistic (black) forms of the leopard, jaguar, or cougar which people may consider to be a black panther but the fact is that the leopard/jaguar was born with melanistic (black) chromosomes instead of normal pigmentation chromosomes.

The term "black panther" is the over-all term for melanistic (black) leopards, jaguars, or cougars.

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Blacks panthers ARE real, they're just melanistic forms of the leopard, jaguar, and cougar. It's like saying the wolf isn't real, it just has many types.

Do leopards eat jaguars?

Most likely no leopards do not eat lizards.

Another perspective

Various internet resources indicate that leopards are opportunistic hunters and will consume reptiles, including lizards, should the situation present itself.

Are there leopards or jaguars in Arizona?

There are no leopards or jaguars coming to Arizona. There are only leopard in Zoos that are highly trained to contain and nurture animals like so. Unless a zoo has let them go, those animals will not be coming back.

What is the difference between a lynx and a leopard?

A lynx is a smaller usually golden cat with black tufts on its ears found in areas like forest and mountains, a leopard is more of a jungle cat but also found in savannahs that climbs trees and is yellow with black spots.