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The Lives of Leopards

The Lives of Leopards. Elizabeth and Mikayla. The Leopard’s Habitat. Leopards live in forests, mountains, grasslands, and deserts. They also like to sleep in dense bushes in rocky surroundings and forest rivers. Leopard Physical Characteristics. Strong legs Sharp teeth Tan fur

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The Lives of Leopards

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  1. The Lives of Leopards Elizabeth and Mikayla

  2. The Leopard’s Habitat • Leopards live in forests, mountains, grasslands, and deserts. • They also like to sleep in dense bushes in rocky surroundings and forest rivers.

  3. Leopard Physical Characteristics • Strong legs • Sharp teeth • Tan fur • The classification is mammal, more specifically Panthura pardus

  4. Use of Physical Characteristics • The strong legs are used to leap. • The tan fur is used to blend in. • The sharp teeth are used to kill and hunt.

  5. Behaviors of Leopards • Leopards are nocturnal. • They prefer to live alone. • Leopards growl, roar, and purr.

  6. Use of Behaviors • Leopards are nocturnal because most of their prey are active at night.  • They prefer to live alone because if they live in packs they are afraid that the others will eat their food.  • They make these noises to show emotion. 

  7. Inheritance of Leopards • They inherit their likeness for the taste of birds, impala, antelope, and sometimes the taste for monkeys.  • They also inherit the ability to climb trees. 

  8. Environmentally-Influenced Traits • The leopard climbs a tree to protect it’s food from the jackals. • When leopards are domestic, they usually go out and hunt squirrels and deer.

  9. Acquired Traits • Leopards are taught to climb trees. • Leopards are taught to eat meat.

  10. Did You Know…? • Leopards hang dead carcass in the trees.

  11. Did You Know…? • Leopards like to run and jump.

  12. Bibliography • Leopard. Kids’ Planet. 2010.  • Leopard. AWF: Wildlife: Leopards. 2010.  • EYE of the LEOPARD. Beverly and Dereck Joubert. 2009.  • Leopards. Cyndi Gamble. 2004.  • Leopards. Dan Greenberg. 2003. 

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