Leopards are incredibly beautiful and powerful animals. They are solitary creatures preferring to be loners of the cat world. Leopards leap gracefully and climb with a marvelous agility. Read this informative article to learn some interesting facts about leopards.

There are over 30 subspecies of leopards.

Leopards can weigh between 60 to 200 pounds.

Leopards prefer to stalk their prey from trees. Since they are relatively slow eaters they often drag large prey up into trees to keep it from other predators and scavengers. Leopards can kill and carry prey 2 to 3 times their weight.

Leopards hunt by sight and sound. Leopards are mostly nocturnal animals hunting primarily at night.

Leopards can hang upside down from the branches of a tree.

Leopards can breed year round. A female leopard gives birth to a litter of 2 to 5 cubs after a gestation period of approximately 3 months. She then nurses her young for the first 5 months. Female leopards give birth once every 2 years. Male cubs tend to develop faster than female cubs.

Leopards have a variety of vocalizations including growls, roars and purrs.

The average lifespan of a leopard is 20 years.

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