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Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

About Leopard (Panthera pardus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivorans
  • Family: Felidae

The leopard is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular, reaching a length of 92–183 cm (36–72 in) with a 66–102 cm (26–40 in) long tail and a shoulder height of 60–70 cm (24–28 in). Males typically weigh 30.9–72 kg (68–159 lb), and females 20.5–43 kg (45–95 lb).

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2001-06-30

    South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
    On our last night before flying back to Lusaka, we saw a leopard on the night safari. Soon thereafter, a second leopard joined the scene. This seemed to be a very rare event. It is even possible that we saw three leopards as we lost sight of the first leopard before seeing the other two, but in retrospect, I think the driver just moved to the spot on the road where he expected it to emerge.

  • 2003-03-05

    Tangire National Park, Tanzania
    Seen from the road resting in a tree.

  • 2006-01-13

    Bandhavgarh National Pak, India
    Seen in the middle of the road, and then observed hiding in some brush for a few seconds before it ran off. A rare sighting here.

  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-25