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Fact: There are eight subspecies of leopard, and all of them are endangered.
Source: San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Leopard
Fact: Leopards are powerful animals. In one horizontal leap, they can reach over 20 feet (6.1 meters), and a vertical leap can reach 10 feet (3 meters).
Source: Big Cat Rescue
Image Source: thomas_sly/ License under Creative Commons 2.0.
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Fact: Leopards are mostly quiet animals, but their most common noise is a rasping cough. Leopards repeat these coughs, waiting to see if they receive an answering cough that signals the presence of another leopard.
Source: PBS Online: Ngorongoro: Cradle Creatures
Fact: Not many cats like the water, but the leopard does! They are very strong swimmers.
Source: San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Leopard
Image Source: Omarius 14/ License under Creative Commons 2.0.
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