- They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China
- These large cats can live in almost any type of habitat, including rainforests, deserts, woodlands, grassland savannas, forests, mountain habitats, coastal scrub, shrub lands, and swampy areas
- The average size is 50 to 90 kg (110 to 200 pounds) in weight, and 60 to 70 cm in shoulder height.
- Leopards have a light tan base coloured coat with a black rosette pattern and a lighter coloured underside
- Leopards usually rest during the heat of the day in bushes, rocks, caves, or even up in a tree, depending upon their habitat
- Leopards are carnivores and eat any meat item they can find: monkeys, baboons, rodents, snakes, amphibians, large birds, fish, antelope, cheetah cubs, warthogs, and porcupines.
- They have amazingly strong necks and shoulders, and are able to carry prey often heavier than themselves, high up into the branches of trees
- It can run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph)
- They produce a number of vocalisations, including growls, snarls, meows and purrs
- The average typical life span of a leopard is between 12 and 17 years.
