• Males can weigh up to 90 kg.
• There are many regional color variations (26 subspecies).
• The leopard is the most successful of the big cats because of its great adaptability to changing environments.
• Thus it is sometimes referred to as the quintessential cat, and indeed it does have the essentials of feline creatures: it is elusive, inscrutable, secretive, beautiful and simply fascinating.
• Leopards are extremely hard to find owing to their perfect camouflage, making them one of the big five for trophy hunters and photographers alike.
• If wounded, the leopard is also the most dangerous and unpredictable of the big cats. It never attacks humans unless cornered, though.
• Leopards are solitary, nocturnal hunters, and to a large extent arboreal: they feed in trees and mostly sleep there too for fear of wandering lions or hyaena in order to both protect themselves and their prey.

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