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Leopard. The Art of Death!. By: QE. SCIENTIFIC NAME. Felidae Real name is leopard Also it is mammal. PHYSICAL FEATURES. Black dots Tan orange skin 200 pounds or more or maybe less About 4 feet tall Good eye sight Big ears to hear with Huge eyes to see and at night
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Leopard The Art of Death! By: QE
SCIENTIFIC NAME • Felidae • Real name is leopard • Also it is mammal
PHYSICAL FEATURES • Black dots • Tan orange skin • 200 pounds or more or maybe less • About 4 feet tall • Good eye sight • Big ears to hear with • Huge eyes to see and at night • because they are nocturnal • Long tail • Long legs • whiskers
Life span • Leopards live 28 years in wild • 15 in captivity • Most leopards live 20 to 25 tops • If lucky in captivity they can live 20 years • If lucky in the wild they an live 30 years
Are They Endangered ? • The leopard is endangered • There are very few left • It is endangered from hunters • Even lions can kill leopards
Habitat • The Leopard lives in hot places like Africa • The Leopard lives in grassy planes of Africa • The leopard is a very unique animal it can survive many harsh climates • The leopard lives in trees and grassy areas
LANDFORMS and what it looks like • Woodland areas • Grassy • Rainforests or Woodland like I sad • Trees every where
WEATHER AND CLIMATE • Weather • Rainy • Hot • Some times dry. The weather changes through season • Climate • 97 degrees tops • 67 degrees when raining • At morning it is 77 then it goes to about 87 • It can reach into the 90s during the afternoon.
Food AND WHAT THEY EAT • They are carnivores • They eat • Red leachi • Sasabe • Buffalo • Wart hogs • Giraffe • Wildebeest • Evan birds • Kudu • Zebra
REPRODUTION • They are highly protected • So that means there ok • It is illegal to kill to kill leopards • They have babies close to spring
WHAT HARMS THEM • Hunters try to kill them for their coat • Even adult lions can kill them • Harsh weather can kill • Even mistakes like falling out of a tree • can kill them
Physical adaptation • Big eyes to see in the dark because they are nocturnal • Spots to camouflage themselves • Long legs to help them run fast • Tails don’t do much • Big ears to help them hear predators and prey • They also have big pads with thick fur on feet which helps them travel on the rocky surfaces
Behavioral adaptation • Slick so that no one sees them • Lazy so that they rest and wait for prey • Nocturnal because that is when they can get their prey • Fierce because they never give up and don’t let go of their food • Protect young so that they don’t become extinct
Physiological Adaptations • Great sense of smell so they know where their prey is • The leopards have very strong leg muscles that help them to jump long distances. and Snow leopards use this to stop sinking into the snow. • They have a double layered coat to keep them warm.
FUN FACTS • The Black Panther is a relative of the Leopard • They can out run a hyena • One of the only mammals that can clime trees • Not very many in captivity • Most live in Africa but surprisingly they don’t live In a lot of other places