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