AMUR LEOPARD By: Tanesha Clark

SCIENTIFIC NAME  Panthera pardus orientalis

HABITAT  rare subspecies in the Russian Far East has adapted to life in the temperate forests.  Temperate, Broadleaf, and Mixed Forests  harsh winter climate of the Russian Amur-Ussuri boreal forests

DIET  In the wild: Roe deer, wild boar, hare, sika deer and occasionally domestic livestock  At the zoo: A special feline diet daily along with knucklebones.

WEIGHT, SPEED, & LEAP  pounds  Run at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour  Leap more than 19 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically

SOLITARY  Solitary  Nimble-footed and strong  Live for years

MATING  Some males stay with females after  Males may help with rearing the young  Several males fight over the females

REPRODUCE  Two to three years old  Breed January or February  Up to 6 cubs

NEW BORN  Typically two to three cubs after days  Blind and helpless  One pound  Open eyes at 10 years old

ALSO KNOWN AS  the Far East leopard  the Manchurian leopard  Korean leopard

WHY THEY ARE ENDANGERED?  Poached for their fur  skin found to be sold for $500-$1000 in 1999  Agriculture and villages surround forest where they live

EFFORTS  2012 the government of Russia declared new protected area  Land of the Leopard National Park  nearly 650,000 acres

CONT’D  National Park now number at least 57 cats  More than doubled in 7 years

Quiz 1. How fast can an Amur Leopard run? 2. How long can they live? 3. Up to how many cubs can they have? 4. How old are the cubs when they open their eyes? 5. What is the name of the national park that was made for the Leopard?

Answers 1. Up to 37 miles per hour years years old 5. Land of the Leopard

ENDANGERED SPECIES IN VIRGINIA 1.Gray wolf - Canis lupus

2. Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus

3.Canebrake rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus

WORKS CITED  leopard leopard  ur_leopard.pdf ur_leopard.pdf