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Leopards spotted cats. Power Point by Erin. INTRODUCTION. THE NAME OF MY ANIMAL IS a LEOPARD THE SCINENTIFIC NAME FOR a LEOPARD IS PANTHERA PARDUS LEOPARDS ARE MAMMALS LEOPARDS ARE VERY FAST THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST CATS IN THE 4 CAT GROUP. PHYSICAL FEATURES.
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Leopardsspotted cats Power Point by Erin
INTRODUCTION • THENAMEOFMYANIMALISaLEOPARD • THESCINENTIFICNAMEFORaLEOPARDISPANTHERAPARDUS • LEOPARDSAREMAMMALS • LEOPARDSAREVERYFASTTHEYAREONEOFTHESMALLESTCATSINTHE4CATGROUP
PHYSICAL FEATURES • Leopards look like cheetahs • LEOPARDS ARE VERY SOFT • IT IS THE SMALLEST MEMBER OF THE FOUR BIG CATS • LEOPARDS ARE 1.5 TO 2.6 FEET TALL • THE MALE LEOPARD WEIGHS UP TO 82 POUNDS • LEOPARDS HAVE VERY STRONG PADDING ON THEIR PAWS
More about physical features • Leopards are one of the super athletes of the animal kingdom • Leopards are faster then a car on a city street • Leopards aren`t noisy animals • Leopards nose are very wet • Leopards eyes are brown or blue • If there have hair on the end of its tail its soft like a teddy bear
More physical features • you can`t see leopards eyebrows its to furry • There paws are looks like dogs paws • there patting on there paws are great • Leopards tongues are usually very wet • There ears are very tiny • There paws are like gloves there so warm
LIFESPAN • LEOPARDS CAN LIVE UP TO 20 YEARS OLD • LEOPARDS ARE ENDANGER PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TAKE THERE FUR • So maybe some leopards won`t live so long • There is a list for being endangered and leopards are on the list • Leopards walk quietly so the people that are trying to kill them might get hurt because the leopards might attack them
Habitat • Leopards live in Africa and Asia • There landforms are forest, mountains, grasslands, and deserts • Leopards love going for walks its there favorite thing to do • They also like to run • The thing that they practice a lot is climbing up trees because if there dinner runs up the tree they can catch it
climate • In the winter it gets kind of cold • It is usually hot, they like it hot • Leopards cool down in the shade under a tree • That is usually only when they just caught something • The temperature is usually 100 degrees • In the winter it gets a little cold
food • Leopards are carnivores usually if they have nothing to eat the y eat leaves • They mostly eat other animals like bunny's, foxes, and squirrels • There is lays a pond and they swim in the pond and drink out of it • If they can`t find any plants or catch any animals they just eat grass • They don’t like eating grass
prey • Leopards cousins eat leopards and tigers • Usually not any lions because they are to scary for them and they are us lay are not are not around • they are really close cousins and they eat there cousins it is really award • Leopards don`t eat them but they eat other animals like antelopes
babies • One to 6 kittens are born • Kittens weigh very little when they are born • They are usably 1 pound to 2 pounds when they are born • Baby leopards are called kittens because they look like kittens and they act like them so they call them kittens • They are really cute when they are born
Physical adaptations • leopards have fur that is usually have black fur and yellow fur • There fur helps it blend in and camouflage with leaves and rocks! • Leopards eyes help it see small stuff and stuff that is far away • Leopards legs help it climb up trees to catch foxes and other animals that he wants to eat
Behavioral adaptations • leopards Hide behind trees an rocks to protect • Leopards jump in the water to hide from its prey • Leopards are good climbers they can climb up trees to catch its predator • Leopards love jumping they do it all the time • Leopards are nocturnal so there lazy during the day and active during the night • Leopards are very good runners and jumpers the can jump 20 feet so if predator is 15 feet away they can jump on it • one of the reasons it climbs up trees because leopards hide from lions and hyenas because they try to take there food
Physiological adaptations • Leopards have great hearing they can hear their prey from a distance • Leopards have great strong legs which helps them run fast and catch their preyand they help them climb trees • Leopards are very good at catching prey with their great, sharp teeth • one of the reasons it climbs up trees because leopards hide from lions and hyenas because they try to take there food
Interesting facts • Leopards can catch an animal 20 feet away • Leopards can walk for hours • Leopard tails are very long • leopards are very thin