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Powerful giant cats are closely related to lions, tigers and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, India and China. Many populations of leopards are in danger of extincleopardoión, especially those found outside Africa.

The leopard is so strong, and is as comfortable in the trees, which usually pulls his victims up to the tree and kill the branches. Climbing these bodies of their victims to trees, hopes to keep the food away from scavengers like hyenas. Since trees are also able to hunt. At night, also tends to hunt. Capture antelopes, pigs and deer making furtive movements between high boil. When he meets human settlements, leopards often attack dogs and from time to time, some human.

They are great swimmers, and hunting show sometimes fish on which it feeds. Females can have babies at any time of year and usually have two. The mother often hide in a safe place until they are old enough to start learning. The babies live with their mothers for about two years. Apart from these, leopards are solitary animals. Most wear black leopards that distinguish circles. Another variety is the black color, of their stains are very difficult to distinguish. Is often called black panther.