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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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What is an average leopard baby size?

Newborn Leopards weigh only about 1 pound at birth. A mother usually only gives birth to 2 cubs at a time, but they have been known to have up to 6 babies in a litter.

Are all panthers black?

Panther is a term used to describe many species of large cat and not all of the are black. The cat families that are known as panthers, where they can be found and their colourings are:

  • Cougar - Plain sandy brown colour, some slightly spotted, some mottled, others dark brown or black. They are found in North America.
  • Jaguar - Golden colour with black or dark brown spots. These are found in South and Central America.
  • Leopard - Yellow golden colour with small dark spots. This animal is found in Africa and Asia.
  • Black Panther - Black or mottled brown colouring. Normally found in south western China, Myanmar, Assam, Nepal Southern India and to a less extent Africa.

note:the black panther of Asia and Africa is only a melanistic leopard.there is no species"black panther".

What does the panther mean by ogden Nash?

Ogen Nash is famous for light verse. He wrote tons of silly, fun rymes. There is no deep meaning to "The Panther". Nash was just having fun with words.

What type of symmetry does a black panther have?

Black panthers, like all mammals and most land animals, have bilateral symmetry, meaning they are symmetrical on two sides (left and right).

How are leopards dying?

People are killing them for their fur ,teeth or other parts of it. Plus, people are killing their food chain so they have low food source.

What type of fertilization occurs for the leopard to reproduce?

A Male leopard will engage with a female leopard and that is when all the eggs that are inside will be fertilised and when they grow to their certain height and will be developed on the outer shell where they would be born. After the laying it is best to remove the eggs from the female as reptiles sometimes can't make the best parents and the eggs should be placed in an incubator. After the have bred to remove the male from the female and put him in a different vivarium. By Sharna :)

What is the deit of the leopard?

Leopards eats ungulates, monkeys, bushbuck, duiker, and sometimes giant elands.

What diseases do leopards suffer?

Leopards suffer from all sorts of diseases that are quite similar to humans. A few are, feline asthma, feline FIV (AIDS), Feline leukeamia, and feline lower urinary tract disease. tehy get others from eating some other things and from when they get into fights other germs get into them and the pass out for 3-5 min and slowly die

What claw means?

"a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird."

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How does a leopard act when feeling angry?

They would bare their teeth and growl quietly, but then if would get louder and it would maybe even run at you so be careful

Do house cats originate from leopards?

in a way yes... the domestic cats called Bengals are almost direct cousins

What does a leopard look like?

A large cat with spots.
A leopard is a feline, it looks like a panther. In fact both animals are of the same species. but a leopard has spots and not the panther