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7 Fun Facts

Leopards

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Adult leopards are solitary and territorial and will only associate long enough to mate.

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Leopards have very strong and gripping claws so that they can climb even a straight cliff.

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Female Amur leopards start reproducing at three to four years of age.

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Leopards are mostly nocturnal, hunting prey at night.

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Leopards tend to have two or three cubs per gestation.

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While little is known about their lifespan in the wild, clouded leopards have been known to live up to 17 years in captivity.

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A leopard's tail is just about as long as its entire body.