Leopard in the Uganda’s National Parks Explore it on Your Trip; Leopard is the member of big five of which there is lion, elephant, buffalos, Rhinoceros and leopard it self. the big big five is wild animals of African continent which is very heard to hunt on foot. The leopard is adapted to a variety of habitats of ranging the rainforest to steppe including arid and montane areas, the savannah, the swampy areas and woodland, It is opportunistic predator and hunter.
Leopards are powerful big cat closely related to the lions, tigers and the jaguars, they are live in savannahs, sub- Sahara of Africa, north Africa, central Africa even India and chain, However many of their population are endangered most especially outside of Africa. The leopard are big cat distinguished by its robust built and muscular but relatively shorter than other big cats because it has short legs and limbs, a broad head and a court covered with a spots arranged in rosettes.
Leopards are animals who like their space; the leopard a predominantly nocturnal and solitary animal which likely to stay alone in its peace but each individual has a home range that overlaps with it neighbors, a male have a large range and even the single males range will often overlaps with the range of several females.
Leopards are so special in the way of is incredibly athletics and its also known for their climbing ability, they often carry their food or prey however much the prey is heavier than the leopard it has the ability of carrying their food onto the tree to avoid other scavengers like the lions and hyenas, the leopard are also fast and can run at a speed of 57km/h in comparison, the cheetah is the fastest land mammal on earth which runs from 80km/h to 128km/h.
The favorite prey / food of Leopards are, since leopards are carnivores animals they preferred to prey on the small antelopes such as the Uganda kobs, impalas, oribis, zebras, young topi, young elands, warthogs and the leopards surprisingly prey on the primates like the Baboons, ververt monkeys, fish, snakes, birds and even the crocodiles is on their MENU too.
Leopards lifestyle in the wild, since the leopards are solitary creatures and primarily a nocturnal animals, usually resting during the daytime on the trees or in thick bush avoiding interacting with each other, for the leopards to be in pair just for mating and after mating each move for its own and the pair lasting for not more than 3 to 6 days, and the only leopards stay together is in between the female and its cubs, these last in the period of 2 years then the cubs look for their to survive in the wild.
The leopards can be described as the fur is generally soft and thick notably softer on the belly than on the back, its skin color varies in between individuals from pale yellowish to dark golden with the black spots grouped in the rosettes, its underbelly is white and its tail is shorter than the leopards body and its upright when its moving on the ground, and its common leopard are the largest predator in its ecosystem and its pray important role in maintaining its healthy as they keep the population of the herbivores animals and remove unhealthy ones from its habitat by killing them and eat it.
The leopards trust in them selves, they are experts at tapping into intuition, their animals instinct keeps them safe, even if it leaving their hard-earned dinner unattended while they bolt to safety, they are used their expert night vision and superiors sense of smell and hearing to keep them selves alert at the time in the wild or in their territories’.
Leopard do not need much water like other cats, most time they get moisture from their preys they eat, they likely to drink water when readily available and they most likely to drink after eating good meal like other animal do.
The leopard sleeps on the average of 14 to 16 hours a day like other cats the lions and tigers do, they are mostly sleeps during day and more active at night they are efficient sleepers and even fall a sleep quickly and goes into a deep sleep.
Leopard breading at the age of 3 to 4 years and only live the wild up to 17 years but it can double it in the zoo because not need much time and effort looking for food or preys to prey on. The leopard gives birth to 2 to 4 cubs after the the gestation period of 3 months and the mother stay with the cubs until they know how to hunt and leopard can produce any time of the year.
