The Leopard    

Order:
Carnivora

Family:
Felidae

Genus and Species:
Panthera pardus

Weight and Length:
They weigh 80-175 lb.
They measure 40-50 in. from head to end of back.

Habitat:
Most of Africa, much of Asia from Middle East to the
Soviet Union, Korea, India, and Malaysia.

Social Behavior:
Except when rearing cubs and the brief period during mating, the female pretty much leads a solitary life in a defined territory.
The male's territory is larger and sometimes overlaps the females', but usually the male does not share territories.

Breeding:
The female has 2-3 cubs, sometimes up to six.

Food:
Mammals and birds:
baboons, warthogs, antelopes, thought to like human flesh.

When They Hunt:
They usually hunt at dawn or at dusk.
The leopard kills by biting prey on the back of the neck or throat.

Conservation Status:
Numbers are greatly diminished. It dissapeared from most settled areas.
It is often hunted for its skin.

Lifespan:
Leopards live about 12 years in the wild.

Interesting information:
Black leopards are the same as the normal leopard.
It is strong enough to carry prey as heavy as itself up into the trees.
In dim light, the leopard's sight is 6 times better than of a human's.

Another picture of Leopard.