The African Leopard
A mysterious and beautiful animal, the leopard is a secretive animal and rarely spotted. Its amazingly powerful, an incredible climber and able to kill animals far larger than itself. The striking coloring of the leopard is made up of either white or golden brown with black spots and rosettes.
The leopard is a relatively light animal, weighing in at around 65kg's. It's easy to imagine that the majority of that weight is sheer muscle because of the immense speeds that the leopard is able to reach and maintain over long distances. The explosive jumping power of the leopard can be seen through its ability to leap over 20 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically. To put that in perspective, from a standing start a leopard can jump over an elephant!
The African leopard isn't a very social animal and almost goes out of its way to avoid contact with other leopards. The roaming range of a leopard will usually overlap slightly that of its closest 'neighbor'. The male's roaming area is much larger than the females and males will not tolerate another leopard in its area unless its for the purpose of mating.
The leopard is an incredibly cunning, fast and dangerous animal. Not only are they impressive climbers, but they can also haul a kill like a buck of some sort, up into the tree for later consumption. For the most part, leopards are nocturnal but will often be spotted during in the early morning or late afternoon.
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