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INDIAN
INDIAN
LEOPARD
LEOPARD
BY:Demetria RouseBY:Demetria Rouse
KINGDOM-ANIMALIA
PHYLUM-CHORDATA (VERETEBRAT)
CLASS-MAMMALIA
ORDER-CARNIVORA
FAMILY-FELIDAE
GENUS-PANTHERINAE PANTHERA
SPECIES-PARDUS
Leopards are well known for their cream and gold spotted fur, but some leopards have black fur with dark spots. These black leopards are often mistaken for panthers. A leopard’s tail is just about as long as its entire body. This helps it with balance and enables it to make sharp turns quickly. Their head is larger than their body. Male weigh around 91 kg and the females weigh around 60 kg
PHYSCIAL DESCRIPTION
A LEOPARD’S BODY IS BUILT FOR HUNTING. THEY HAVE SLEEK, POWERFUL BODIES AND CAN RUN AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 57 KILOMETERS PER HOUR. THEY ARE ALSO EXCELLENT SWIMMERS AND CLIMBERS AND CAN LEAP AND JUMP LONG DISTANCES
3 TRAITS
Habitat
Indian Leopards prefer dry deciduous forests, desert ecosystems, tropical rainforests and northern coniferous forests.
PREDATORSHumans are the predators of the Indian Leopards. They hunt and kill them for the skin .The skin is used to make
clothes out of .
WH
AT THEY
EAT?
Indian Leopards are carnivorous. They feed on monkeys, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, wild pigs, wild boars and many more.
CHANGED OVER TIMECHANGED OVER TIMELeopards feed on a variety of small and
medium-sized prey, usually hunting at night by ambush. Leopards use trees as resting places and frequently drag their catch up there for feeding. The number of leopards is declining
worldwide due to hunting and habitat destruction resulting from human population
pressure.EXAMPLE: Humans hunt them for fur .
The Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is a leopard subspecies widely ...
Hunting for the illegal wildlife trade has the greatest potential to do maximum Apart from poaching,
Indian leopards are threatened by loss of habitat and ... of
leopards, condemned sport hunting and recognized their key role in the
ecosystem.
HISTORY!!!!
One of four c
ats found in
India.
Expected Life
span In
Wild: 7
to 9 years
.
Expected Life
span In
Captivity
: 21 to
23 years.
Indian leopard
is one of
8-9 specie
s of th
e leopards
in the w
orld.
Leopards h
ave a good
sense
of smell a
nd they
mark their t
erritory w
ith
urine. T
hey also le
ave
claw m
arks on tr
ees
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/leopard.htmlhttp://www.ecoindia.com/animals/mammals/indian-leopard.html
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/leopard.htmlhttp://www.indiafootprints.com/wild-animals/leopard.htm
PICTURES WORKS CITED
•http://www.fantasticindia.org/images/indian-leopard.jpg•http://www.wti.org.in/pictures/leopard-cwrc.jpg•http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00938/01tvpt-leopard_938297f.jpg•http://blog.londolozi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Maxabeni-with-hyena.jpg•http://cederbergcaracalproject.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/capture-d_c3a9cran-2012-03-18-c3a0-07-51-251.png?w=930•http://www.what-is-this.com/images/blogs/8-2007/human-encroachment-poaching-killing.jpg
CLUBSCLUBS
A litter can include two to three cubs. The cubs are born with a gray coat with very light spots. The female cares for her cubs and stays with
them until they are old and strong enough to go with her. The mother cat keeps her cubs hidden for about 8 weeks. Cubs live with their mothers
for about two years
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