The Secretive Leopard Is Found Throughout Asia And Africa

They have specialized teeth to suit their diet and lifestyle. The large canines are the first thing you may think of when you imagine a lion tooth, but the molars and pre-molars are modified into what is called a “carnassial shear” and play an important role in lion feeding. Lions don’t chew their food like we do, they use their carnassial shear to cut and slice flesh into small enough pieces to swallow. Their diet can consist of antelopes, zebras, wildebeest and other large animals of the open grassland that exist in their territory which can expand as far as 100 square miles. Many of the mentioned prey can run faster than any lion, as I stated earlier the female is the meal provider for the pride, so all the females in the pride get together and hunt as a team. After the hunt, the group closeness does tend to fall to the wayside as they squabble over sharing of the kill. The male generally eats his fill first then the pecking order amongst the females, unfortunately the cubs are at the bottom of this pecking order, but at the end of the day the lion pride is a family unit and the male will defend it with his life. I see my family as a pride. We all love each other unconditionally and we stick

The leopardus pardalis, or the ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, has been endangered since 1982 and is protected by the Endangered Species Act (FWS, 2010). Ocelots have been declared a federally endangered species (Tewes, 2001). They are native to South and Central America as well as Mexico (FWS, 2010). Texas is a far north as the wild cat has been found, but a few have been noted to have lived in Arizona and Louisiana in the past (Campbell, 2003, Moore, 2013). A feature that denotes it from other cats is the parallel striping descending down the neck and above the eyes. It is a medium sized cat with body size resembling the bobcat, weighing between 24 and 35 pounds when full grown (FWS, 2010).

The Canada Lynx is one of the most popular and well known cat species in the world. Being a Canadian born species the Lynx benefits from having long legs and a broad footpad in which helps it walk in deep snow. This species is highly recognizable by almost everyone just from its unique features such as its uniquely small tail, long strands of hair at the end of its face, and its rust brownish red fur. The Lynx cat eats mostly the snowshoe hare, which does affect its population at times. When the hare population declines the adult Lynx commonly survives the famine but its babies do not which causes a decline in population. The Lynx reproduce during the winter months, females mating with only one male typically at night. Females in most cases give birth to one to six kittens every time. When there is a low food supply this can cause the female to not be able to get pregnant at all or abort the baby due to the lack of nutrition.

Do you ever wonder why people think panthers is its own species? Well let me tell you how they are actually not. Panther don’t even exist even though they do call black cats panthers. Many people say that they are its own species, but they aren’t once you learn that they are leopards you won’t consider them its own anymore. They are related to leopards and i’m going to tell you how they are, but in other reasons they are a little bit of differences between the two of them they have many similarities as well. There actual name of the cat is black leopard. There basically black cats that are called like this. So therefore this will be about how different and similar they look from regular leopards, On how their intelligence is extremely well from other animals/ how protective they are as well, and How their heights, weight and size are different than the other big cats that they are related to or considered. All in all the these topics will describe what black leopards really are.

Jaguars are very unique animals that are located in Central and South America. They consider being mammals and live only up to twenty two years. Jaguar is muscular and large animal of the family Panthera onca, also they are relative to tigers, and lions, panthers. This animal is not very tall and big, Jaguar is six to seven feet long with tail included (tail is about twenty to thirty inches long.) Male jaguars of course are stronger and heavier than female. The female can stand up to twenty- three inches tall while male can up to thirty inches. They have very flexible bodies and are adapted for running and climbing. Jaguars have very muscular limbs and paws with very soft pads that contains in their bodies sweat glands. Jaguars weight between sixty eight and one thirty six kilograms. They considered being the largest cats in the Americas, at the same time they are the only representatives of the genus Panther.

One of the mesocarnivores, cheetahs ((Acinonyx jubatus), often faces threats from the top predators by predation and kleptoparasitism, in which the killed prey is stolen by the top predators. In this article, four social groups of cheetahs (single females, single males, males in groups, and mother with cubs) inhabiting the Serengeti National Park are being studied for their behavior-adjusting strategies that reduce negative interactions with apex predators, such as alteration in prey handling, pause time, eat time, and time devoted to being alert. The researchers also investigate how coexistence is achieved between cheetahs and the top predators, such as lions (Panthera leo) and spotted hyenas (Crocuta Crocuta).1

Majestic, noble, and brave, this famous iconic wild animal on the planet has captivated the people since the beginning of time. They are most feared by other animals thus, known as the king of the jungle – no other than the lions. Member of the genus Panthera, the lion is one of the big cats in the Felidae family. A lion’s head and body size average about 4.5 to 6.5 feet and tail of about 26 to 40 inches in length. A lion also weighs about 265 up to 420 pounds and a size relative to a 6-foot human. These mammals are also carnivores. Lions have always seen hunting in groups called pride. While lions generally avoid a full-grown elephant, lions still prefer their preys large like the zebras, buffaloes, and giraffes. Poised as the top animal in the ecological pyramid, lions have strong physical qualities, fascinating reputation, and an unfortunate decreasing number of population.

A panthers lifestyle ties in with the reproduction of their species. “Black panthers” are actually black coated leopards and jaguars. Some cubs are born black because of a recessive gene carried by the parents. After a month the cubs will start to hunt for themselves, eating only meat. They are carnivores and will eat wild hogs, birds, deer, and rabbits. At two years old they will mark their own territory where they can hunt in. Once they have their own territory they can start looking for a mate. As well as the panther, a giraffe’s reproduction cycle helps them mature that way they can

They are also able to thrive in many different types of habitats. Most leopards have a lighter color of fur with very distinctive and unique spots peppered all over their bodies. The black leopards from Malaysia have developed melanism or the development of the skin to a much darker color. This is the opposite of albinism and, according to Gopalasamy Clements, a co-founder of the Malaysian jungle conservation called Rimba (http://myrimba.org/), has let black leopards become the “perfect stalkers.” The darker skin hides the spots, and thus allows the animal to hide better in the dark and dimly-lit Malaysian

The native habitat of the Panthera Uncia is steep cliff areas, rocky outcrops and ravines. These habitat provide camouflage they need to ambush unsuspecting prey. The characteristics of the habitat is the climate and elevation. It lives in a climate that is very cold some areas can be below 0 degrees celsius that is why the snow leopard has a very thick coat. The altitude a snow leopard can live in is16,400 feet.

The name jaguar come from the Native american word yaguar. Yaguar means "he who kills with one leap. The jaguar is the third-largest cat in the world. Only tiger and lions are bigger felines. A jaguars fur is usualy orange or tan with black spots. Because they are shaped like roses these spots are often called "rosettes. Jaguars can run quickly but they often hide and weight for their pray rather than chase them. Did you know that jaguars like the water and are good swimmers. Most jaguars live in swamps, grasslands, forests, and deserts. They are carnivores and eat only meet. They don't like to share their food. They dragged their prey beneath trees to eat it alone. Baby jaguars is called cubs?

What is yellow with black spots, loves to run fast, and is one of the most popular cats in the zoo and wild? Cheetahs, muscular fast cats, are one of the most gentle cats at the zoo and in the wild. The black spots and the yellow coat gives the cheetah a weird and unique physical characteristics. The habitat the cheetah lives in is just as important as the behavior. The cheetah’s behavior is very important to help them survive. The habitat may be important for the cheetah’s survival, but it's the diet that is more important for the cheetah's survival as well. Hunting is a vital part to the cheetah's survival, behavior, and habitat. Fast and gentle, the Cheetah’s physical characteristics, variety of behaviors, hunting abilities, habitat and

Sometimes their eyes are bright blue and the blue against the white snow just looks spectacular. Their spots on their coats provide camouflage. The spots help them blend into their surroundings, and the spots just help the snow leopard look more like jagged rocks, plus when their fur is more tan the blend in really well.

The area of the African continent south of the Sahara Desert is called Sub-Saharan Africa. Now close your eyes and imagine if you were sitting on a beach chair in the middle of said desert; imagine all of the amazing and unbelievable pictures that will draw upon your eyes. Sub-Saharan Africa is unarguably one of the most beautiful but also one of the most dangerous places in today’s world, home of two of the world 's most dangerous predators, the cheetah, and the lion. Two cats that come from the same species that have very different characteristics such as weight, size, and hunting tactics, but that share the same habitat makes me wonder which animal is more successful in his/her territory.

The Leopard is one of the five basic fighting styles. The Leopard is strong against the Dragon fighting style. It is weak against the Snake fighting style. The leopard is an offensive animal, so it is based off an offensive attacking style. The Leopard uses fast unceasing attacks and a nonstop rapid-fire barrage. The Leopard uses multiple hits at one time to defeat an opponent rather the one big hit