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A Leopard is a mammal. They have black spots and yellow or tan coats and 4 legs. A leopard weights 65 to 175 pounds and the length is 3 to 5 feet long.
The leopard lives in a rain forest habitat. A leopard lives in Africa
and Asia. It lives in the trees and on the ground.
The prey, or food, of the leopard can be found in it's habitat. A
leopard eats deer, antelope, baboons, monkeys, rodents and birds. A
leopard pounces on its food from up in the tree. They carry 80 to 150
pound prey up into 12 to 20 feet trees.
A leopard has to be careful of its predators, or its enemies. A
leopards predators are hunters, jackals, hyena and it runs away from
them to help keep its self safe.
I learned many interesting facts about my animal. A leopard uses its
back muscles and back legs to jump on their prey. Their shoulder is
up to 28 inches and their smell gives them a alert where their prey
is. The leopard is third largest cat in the cat family.
RESOURCES USED:
1. Amazing Animals , Volume 14. Published by Grolier
Educational Corp. 1995.
2. The World Book Encyclopedia , Volume 12. Published by
World Book, Inc. 1995.
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