Leopard

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Body length without tail — 90—190 cm, (on average 160 cm) tail length 60—110 cm. Weight of females — 32—65 kg, males — 60—75 kg. The height of males at the withers is 50-78 cm. The height at the withers of the smallest females is only 45 cm.

The size and mass of leopards depend on the geographical area of ​​their habitat and vary greatly. Individuals inhabiting forests are usually smaller and lighter, and those living in open areas are, on the contrary, larger than their forest counterparts. But on average, males are one third larger than females.

The eyes are small, the pupil is round. There is no mane or elongated hair in the upper part of the neck and on the cheeks (cheeks). Vibrissae are represented by black, white and half-black, half-white elastic hairs up to 110 mm long.

A big cat, however, is much smaller in size than a tiger and a lion. The body is elongated, muscular, slightly compressed from the sides, light and slender, very flexible, with a long tail (its length is more than half of the entire length of the body). Paws are relatively short, but strong. The front paws are powerful and wide. The head is relatively small, rounded. The forehead is convex, the facial parts of the head are moderately elongated. The ears are small, rounded, set wide.

In the Russian language, the word "leopard" has been recorded since the 18th century, the form "leontopardos" is attested in Old Russian sources. The word "leopard" entered Russian from Western European languages, in which it came from the late Latin word leopardus. The Russian "leopard" is borrowed from Turkic languages ​​and has been attested since 1625.

Leopard is one of the vernacular names of a species of predatory feline mammals from the panther genus.