Leopard
Afrikaans name : Luiperd
Scientific name : Pantherus pardus

Region : Native to all Africa and Asia
Description : A beautiful, low slung cat, with a tawny coat speckled by rosettes of dark spots.
Habitat : They inhabit the widest range of varied environments of all the carnivores
Weight : max. 65 kg.
Height : max.70 cm
Food : They prey on small antelope, rodents, baboons, monkeys and birds, being quick and efficient hunters.
Habits : The leopard is a solitary animal, hunting usually at night, and spending much of the day hiding in thickets or in the fork of a tree. The power of their claws, leg muscles and neck muscles is astonishing. They will usually haul their kill, often weighing more than themselves, up into a tree to keep it from scavengers. It then rests from its exertion and at its leisure, begins to tear out tufts of fur. Having cleared a patch of flesh it starts its meal, saving the remains for later, safe from vultures and hyenas. Leopards, like other cats, spend about two thirds of their lives sprawled out in relaxed slumber.
Young : They have litters of 1/3 cubs. Gestation period 100 days.
Predators : Ranks above the Cheetah and  Hyena.