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Questions and Answers About Leopards |
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| Where do leopards live? | Africa south of the Sahara; southwestern and
southern Asia Varied habitat: deserts, mountains, grasslands, forests |
| How big do they get? | body: 4 1/4 to 6 1/4 feet; tail 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet |
| How much do they weight? | |
| What do they eat? | varied diet including baboons, jackals, wildebeest, aardvarks, pangolins, impala, snakes, birds and rats |
| What are their enemies? | wild dogs, hyenas, lions and chimps in groups |
| What do they look like? | |
| How many babies do they have? | 2 to 6 cubs |
| Do they have any special skills? | Excellent stalker; good climbers; can swim but don't like to get wet. |
| Are there any special facts about them? | Hide kill in trees. Will pounce on prey from behind or by jumping down from a tree. |
| Do they live alone or in groups? | Solitary hunters |
Resources:
National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia. Washington, D.C.: National
Geographic Society, 2000.
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