Most people believe that leopards are nocturnal but it is not entirely true. In areas where they are hunted extensively or persecuted by people, they are nocturnal in order to avoid people. Leopards are less nocturnal and more terrestrial where … please continue reading
The answer is found in evolution. Through evolution nature created the Big Cats. Conventionally, these are referred to as cats who have the ability to roar, namely the leopard, lion, tiger and jaguar. Evolution has not provided us with wild … please continue reading
In the Gir National Park sometimes referred to as the Gir Forest a lioness is raising a leopard cub. This is highly unusual. This national park is well known as the home of the Asiatic lion. Counting lions is difficult … please continue reading
Three Buddhist monks were meditating under a tree in a forest about 510 miles west of the state capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai, within a protected reserve for leopards and tigers and where four other fatal attacks have occurred in recent … please continue reading
Thankfully, we don’t have actually results! I’ll speculate. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the time the cat would win. A domestic cat that weighed 130 pounds would fall into the weight range of the large wild cat species such as the … please continue reading
Blake Fischer is a Fish and Game Commissioner in Idaho. There are six other commissioners. He is an avid sport hunter. While on holiday in Namibia, Africa, Blake Fischer had someone photograph him with an entire family of baboons which … please continue reading
This is a picture of a caracal being killed by a leopard. I have no details but it would have happened in Africa because the caracal lives there and the larger cat has to be a common leopard as this … please continue reading
Leopards have superb climbing abilities and they are afraid of lions and tigers. The consequence is that they retreat to a tree for safety. They also take kills into trees to preserve them. Safety From Predators Why do leopards climb … please 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 … please 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 … please continue reading
