Friday, January 30, 2015

ENDANGERED ANIMALS: The African leopard

  The African leopard is one of 30 subspecies of leopard. It can be found in all of sub-Saharan Africa and west of the Kalahari Desert, and it is also found in the Middle East.

  The adult body length ranges from 3.4 feet to 6.6 feet and its body weight ranges from 65 to 155. Females are generally smaller than males. Leopard coat colors also very according to subspecies from light brown to a deep rusty yellow.

  There are many reasons for its danger, leopard hunting for its fur was once very popular, today threats to the species include trapping and poisoning by farmers who consider the leopard a nuisance to their livestock, habitat loss, commercial hunting, and decline in prey populations.

Look how cute they are¡



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