Tag: leopard

  • Difference between Panther and Leopard

    Difference between Panther and Leopard

    It is most common to describe Panther and Leppard (or Leopard) as two distinct species. However, this is more a misconception in the wider public than a recognized biological classification. Both words should be used interchangeably even if old habits never die (For all the kids, Bagheera will always be the black panther of Rudyard…

  • Eagle vs. leopard (in a tree)

    Eagle vs. leopard (in a tree)

    It is quite usual to see a leopard in a tree. After all, these big cats climb up there quite commonly and often bring their dead prey into the high branches to protect them from the competition (like a wandering hyena). But it is quite rare to see a leopard hunt in a treee. When,…

  • Never turn your back on big cats

    The big cats are wild hunters and killing machines, even when held in captivity for a long time. See how these ones (lions, tigers, and all) behave once they notice that a possible pray is not looking. Ready for a kill at any time. Tame, you said?

  • Desertification kills 6000 species per year

    Desertification kills 6000 species per year

    A very nice looking poster for a WWF campaign against desertification. With a leopard.

  • Amur leopards shot in a trap

    Amur leopards shot in a trap

    Fortunately, I am referring to a photo-video trap, not hunters’ traps. The critically endangered Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) has been well observed by the WWF-financed counting operation in Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve and Leopardoviy Federal Wildlife Refuge (Russia). This is very good news since the species is believed to count only about 50 animals…