Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. Being part of the cat family, leopards are also the shrewdest. Leopards are very strong climbers, and are capable of killing prey larger than itself. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa.
(pic of a northern chinese leopard)Leopards are usually very comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kill into the branches. What made leopards able to successfully launch their kills are their coats of fur, which helps them to camoflauge in the trees and surroundings.
references: http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/leopard
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/leopard/
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