Leopard Life

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The African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is a subspecies of leopard native exclusively to Africa, excluding the Sahara Desert. It is a very adaptable and opportunistic predator, hunting prey, like impala. Like other leopards, they will haul their prey up into the trees to keep it out of reach of other carnivores. They'll even cache their kills in multiple trees. Most predators like cheetahs, spotted hyenas and african wild dogs aren't able to reach these kills, but sometimes lions will attempt to climb up to steal the kill. Leopards will often yield their kills to other carnivores if they can't get up into the trees in time. Male leopards are bigger and more ferocious than females, and will put up more of a fight against hyenas over a kill. Lions are always avoided at all costs and leopards make sure to stay away from them. They are very solitary cats and do not tolerate other leopards in their territory.