leopard
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Afterwards, the leopard hid near the counter so both employees managed to escape.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Turtles and tortoises rarely develop the disease, but a white and yellow leopard gecko known in the pet trade as the "lemon frost" morph develops aggressive tumors in about 80% of individuals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The university team previously monitored snow leopard populations in Kazakhstan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
More recently, leopard numbers fell sharply in the 1800s and 1900s, likely due to human hunting, habitat loss, and bounty systems that encouraged farmers to kill leopards.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
He was dressed in European clothes, but around his neck hung many charms and around his hips was tied a leopard skin.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
It follows four rival families of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs as they compete for dominance, with all the shifting alliances, betrayals and power struggles of a prestige drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
These leopards are much smaller than leopards elsewhere on the continent – in some cases only half the body mass.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
A similar pattern emerged for leopards from Ghana in west Africa.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
In general, leopards living in open habitats tend to be larger and paler, while those in forested areas are often smaller and darker.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Or parachutes, in a world that is otherwise full of snakes, and leopards, and Committee men, tornadoes, bullies, and death.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
