Leopard Day has a celebration of its own and so do Snow Leopards, but it is far easier to find books about snow leopards. Are they more appealing or more attractive?
Shy, solitary leopards might lose out to tigers and lions in the game of charisma, but the rosette-patterned big cats are incredibly adaptable — they can survive in the densest of cities just as easily as in forests, grasslands and high mountains.
While highly adaptable, leopards (Panthera pardus), listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, are declining rapidly across most of their range in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, largely due to habitat loss and conflict with people. The big cats are also one of the most illegally traded animal species, coveted for parts like skins, bones, claws and teeth.
There are books about big cats in the library and each of these makes reference to leopards, but for just leopards we only have about four information books. We have more stories:
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