1. Leopard
Well, we are going to talk about the leopards.
Frist, where are they from? They come from the Korean peninsula, the northeast of
China, Asia, Africa and India. Buthuntinghas driven down thenumber ofliving individuals.
Next, how do they live? They are solitary animals who depend themselves for their
survival. Cubs live with their mothers for about two years.
Leopards hunt at knight and prefer to eat monkeys, birds and smaller animals. They hide
their prey, in trees, from lions and other animals.
Leopards are strong swimmers and they love the water, where they sometimes eat fish or
crabs.
These guys live between 12 and 15 years.
Now, what characteristics do they have?
The leopard is very fast, runs at a speed of 72 km / hr. It has 12 subspecies and one more
that is already extinct (Zanzibar Leopard).
They have a round head and long thin tail. Their legs are powerful, with 4 and 5 toes on
the feet and retractable claws.
So, how is theirreproduction?The motherchoosesa hidden place,a hideout, where having
the crabs; it can be a cave, a hole leftby another animal, a hole in a tree,between
rocks,etc…Normally in every birth two to three cubs are born, though they may be one to
six. The gestation periodis 90 to105 days.They are born withclosed eyes andopen themto the
fouror ninedaysafter birth.Birth weightis 430grams to1.0kilograms.
Finally, why are they in danger?More than 100,000leopardssurvive today,but their
numberis decreasing.The declinein the population canbe attributed totheir attacks
onlivestock andalsothe value oftheir skins.Moreover, in Africa, the leopard is one of the
"Big Five" that is looked for by Western hunters behind the lion, the buffalo, the elephant
and the rhino.
Claws: garras
Tail: cola
Crabs: cangrejos
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