International Leopard Day celebrates the resilient, yet often-overlooked, big cat

Mongabay
May 1, 2025, 8:16 pm113 pts
Shy, solitary leopards might lose out to tigers and lions in the game of charisma, but the rosette-patterned big cats are incredibly adaptable — they can survive in the densest of cities just as easily as in forests, grasslands and high mountains. While highly adaptable, leopards (Panthera pardus), listed as…

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International Leopard Day celebrates the resilient, yet often-overlooked, big cat

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