LEOPARD – the Most Cunning Big Cat
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The leopard (Panthera pardus) is the most cunning, shrewd, elusive and secretive carnivore. It can climb trees easily and kills preys larger and heavier than itself. The coat colors vary from tawny to a darker shade. In the east African leopards, the black spots are round whereas in the South African leopards, the black spots are square. These spots help it to stay away from predators – a perfect camouflage!
The leopard is basically solitary and tries to avoid each other. If other leopards try to intrude, heavy fighting takes place. It also uses claws to mark on trees to warn other leopards to stay away!
When content, it purrs but when angry, it growls, spits and roars furiously. It has excellent sense of smell; it marks its area of superiority with urine. [...]
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