Q: How do you know when a leopard is not stalking it's prey?
Answer:
When a leopard stalks prey, it keeps a low profile and slinks through the grass or bush until it is close enough to launch an attack.
When not hunting, it can move through herds of antelopes without unduly disturbing them by flipping its tail over its back to reveal the white underside.
Q: Which other predators do leopards need to avoid in the wild?
Answer:
Both lions and hyenas will take away a leopard's kill if they can. To prevent this leopards store their larger kills in trees where they can feed on them in relative safety.
Q: Leopards are solitary creatures, so why do they sometimes allow other leopards into their territory?
Answer:
The solitary Leopard each has a large territory. They mark their ranges with urine and leave claw marks on trees to warn others to stay away. Male territories are larger than females. They only overlap when the intrusion is tolerated for mating purposes.
Q: Are leopard spots round or square in shape?
Answer:
Leopards come in a wide variety of coat colors, from a light buff or tawny in warmer, dryer areas to a dark shade in deep forests. In newly born leopards, their coats appear to be smoky gray as the rosettes are not yet clearly delineated. The spots, or rosettes, are circular in East African leopards but square in southern African leopards.
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