African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)

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While the North African and Sri Lankan leopards are endangered, in sub-Saharan Africa there as many as 500,000 leopards today. Compared to the Asian leopards, African cats are lighter colored and their rosettes are smaller and set closer together. Melanistic African leopards have also been observed. While in South Africa I took these photos of a wild african leopard.

African Leopards at EFBC/FCC

  • Pombe
  • pombe Male, born 31 December 1981, arrived here from Dallas in October 1982. Not only the oldest cat on the compound, but also one of the fattest - just like humans, cats tend to put on weight as they get older.More Photos - Pombe on the Rocks, Pombe 2, Pombe

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