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Leopard
The leopard lives in most parts of Asia. It also lives in many parts of Africa.
3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.91 meters) is the length of the adult leopard without the tail. The tail of the leopard is about 3 ft. long (1 meter).
The leopard often climbs trees and stalks the monkeys in them. When other game is not found, the leopard will eat fruit, field mice, baboons, porcupines, arthropods. The leopard hunts at night.
The average amount in a leopard's litter is one to six young.
The leopard's scientific name is the Panthero Pardus. It is a part of the family felidae.