Leopard

Travis

About the Author

I like goingswimming andriding bikes. I amwriting about thisanimal because theygo very fast and cancatch a mustang GT.

Who Am I?

The Spottedleopard’s coat ispale yellow to adeep gold and hasblack spots.

This cat weighs 85-125 pounds.

This animal has ahuge skull.

The Early Years

The spotted leopardusually gives birth inthe spring.

The average periodis 96 days.

Two cubs onaverage are born ata time.

Habitat Sweet Habitat

Leopards are found inalmost all habitats withannual rainfall above 50mm (2inches) but canpenetrate areas withless than this amount ofrainfall along the rivercourses except in truedeserts.

What’s On the Menu?

The spotted leopardeats meat and huntstheir prey.

They eat monkeys,antelope, muntjacks,jackals, peacocks,snakes, sheep,goats, and dogs.

Making Tracks

Leopards have fourpowerful paws.

Sometimes it runsand quickly pouncesits prey.

Sometimes it quietlystalks it’s prey.

Simply Irresistible

Leopards have spotsThey run very fast .They are cute when

they are babies

Where in the World?

Leopards live inAfrica as far northas the Sahara

In Asia from Turkeyto Korea and Java

Leopards have blackspots.

The other color is alight orange.

The leopard runsfast

Facts

Baby leopards arecure when they areborn.

The live in Africa.

Resource List

http://www.pacificenvironment.org/img/original/leopard2.jpg picture slide 1 http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/1174179702_fe9c9a5d2c_b.jpg picture slide 3 http://www.raiserafricasafaris.com/images/baby-leopard-pictures.jpg picture slide 4 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2007/05/070504151125-large.jpg picture slide

5 http://www.worldstory.net/jivotni/leopard_night_kill.jpg picture slide 6 http://www.travellersworldwide.com/Images2000/photos-

southafrica/kzn/nambiti/leopard-tracks.jpg picture slide 7 http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/rt_leopard3_070815_ssh.jpg picture slide

8 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Snow_leopard_range.png map

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