Russia’s President Putin has indicated to the world that he is an enthusiastic supporter of wildlife conservation. The president visited a leopard breeding centre before the Sochi Winter Olympics. Persian leopards are being reintroduced into the Caucasian state nature biosphere, … Continue reading →
Note: I am referring to the common leopard (read about species of leopards). Captive leopards are fed around 1 to 1.2 kg of meat daily. There is less information about the daily food intake of wild leopards. In the Kalahari … Continue reading →
This page is about black panther pictures from any legitimate source plus information about the black panther. Over 150 years ago many eminent scientists of the day believed the panther to be a separate species of wild cat. However, today, … Continue reading →
Mr Denny says that his six-year-old boy, Kellan Denny, is in shock but recovering well. He is at his home in Johannesburg. He had been snatched (bitten and dragged away) by a leopard while playing with his brother in a … Continue reading →
Wild cat attacks on people are invariably the fault of a person or persons. There is no fault on behalf of the cat. The cat should be left alone after the attack. When a wild cat attacks a person in … Continue reading →
The leopard is known for his spots. In fact they are “rosettes” (hollowed out, irregular shaped spots). Therefore a domestic cat that looks like a leopard must have spots. When a domestic cat has spots which are similar to the … Continue reading →
How big is the leopard? Answer: Leopards have a head and body length of 1 to 1.5 meters. Rarely the leopard achieves almost 2 meters in length ( a meter is 3 feet 3⅜ inches). The size of the leopard … Continue reading →
There are six species of leopard and in this article I am referring to the common leopard. This is because when people talk about the leopard, they really mean the common leopard. The word “endangered” means different things to different … Continue reading →
As at 2015 we don’t know how many leopards are left in the entire world. This is because the reports giving figures vary so much that we can’t trust any of them. They must be guesstimates, estimates or wild guesses. … Continue reading →
A page setting out the six species of leopard. For a long time there was confusion over the name of the leopard. I’ll write about that some other time but the Latin, scientific name is made up of the now … Continue reading →
