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 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

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

HABITAT

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 prey and 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 FACTSLeopards can catch an animal 20 feet awayLeopards can walk for hours Leopard tails are very longleopards are very thin