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I-Leopard [Panthera pardus]Kubonakala
Ingwe iphumla emthini. Iipopu zinamabala amnyama ahlelwe kwi-rosettes, eyahluke kwimvelaphi yegolide ephuzi. Zinamabala amnyama athile kumalungu abo kunye nentloko. Imisila yabo imhlophe ikhonkxwe ngaphantsi. Le Pati inkulu kwaye isakhiwe ngaphezu kweCetta. Intloko kunye nobude bomzimba ngu-1.6 - 2.1 m, kwaye umsila u-0.68-1.1 m. Amabhinqa amancinci kwaye anesisindo esingu-17-60 Kg kanti iindoda zilinganisela i-20-90 Kg. Ukuphakama kwawo ukuma ku-700-800 mm kumahlombe. Esi sondlo sebusuku sinesibini esibalulekileyo kwiikati ezinkulu zaseAfrika.Ukutya
Ukutya okuhlukahlukeneyo kuqinisekisa ukuba i-Leopard iyakwazi ukulungelelanisa nantoni na. Nangona ii Leopards zidla ngokutya kwi-antelopes ephakathi neyincinci, ziye zaziwa ukuba zondla kwi-Hyrax, Baboon, Fox, iintlanzi kunye nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo. Kukho neengxelo zee-Leopards ezihlala ekudleni kwezinambuzane kunye neentonga ngexesha lobunqongophala. IiLopards zilungelelanise kangangokuthi ziye zaziwa ukuba zisinde ngaphandle kweedolophu nakwiidolophana.Ukuzala
Jonga ngeengwe zasendle. Abantwana bazalwa naliphi na ixesha lonyaka njengoko bengabalimi abangabikho bexesha. Iibhokhwe ze-Leopard zizalwe emva kwexesha lokunyuka kweenyanga ezintathu neyesigamu kunye neesifazana zivame ukuzala ezimbini okanye ezintathu kwiibhokhwe ezifihlakeleyo zemingxuma yemvelo okanye isiqithi. Unina we-Leopard unakekele kakhulu ukufihla iibhubhu kwizilwanyana ezinjengeengonyama, i-Cheetah ne-Hyena, eziza kuzama ngethuba lokwenza ukutya okulula. Ii-cubs zihlala kunye nonina okungenani ngonyaka, ngeliphi ixesha zifunda iindlela zasendle kunye nendlela yokuphila zodwa.Indlela yokuziphatha
Balala befihla emini baze bazingele ebusuku, nangona kwezinye iindawo ukuzingela ngentsuku kuqhelekileyo. Inkqubo yabo yokuzingela iquka ukuhamba kunye nokuhlambalaza, ukubulala amaxhoba amakhulu ngokubamba umlenze entanyeni ephazamisayo. Izilwanyana ezincinci zinyama zibulawa ngenxa yokuluma emqaleni entanyeni esivame ukukhupha umgca wesipelini. Baqhenqa inwele emzimbeni ngaphambi kokuba baqale ukondla kwiindawo ezincinci zomzimba.Iintsali zezinto zokubamba kunye nesisu ziya kugutywa ngotshati nangesihlabathi. Baya kukhwela i-agile kwaye xa kukho ukhuphiswano olusuka kwezinye izidumbu i-carcass iya kugcinwa ngaphandle kokufikelela kwimfoloko yomthi omkhulu. Amadoda avikela amacandelo amakhulu athatha indawo yamabini okanye abathathu abafazi. Abasetyhini bavikela indawo yabo ngokumalunga namanye amabhinqa.