Leopards are powerful big cats that are mammals and closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. Female leopards can give birth at any time of the year. They usually have two cubs with barely visible spots. Cubs live with their mothers for about two years.
The mother hides her cubs and moves them from one safe spot to the next until they are old enough to begin playing and learning to hunt. The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often drags its prey that is dead into the branches to eat. Leopards can also hunt from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves until they jump out at the animal they want to kill. Most leopards are light colored with distinctive dark spots that are called rosettes, because they resemble the shape of a rose. Black leopards, have black spots that are hard to see. They are called black panthers. Ashleigh
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