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