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leopard

[lep-erd] / ˈlɛp ərd /
NOUN
large cat
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Among the diverse habitats are a salt marsh that serves as a nursery for leopard sharks and bat rays and kelp forests frequented by harbor seals and wrasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

A $2 painting of a leopard dangling from a branch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The company also had to iron out the logistical kinks of night safaris, when visitors might spot a hyena or an elusive leopard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Differences were even seen between the Iriomote cat and the Tsushima leopard cat, two geographically isolated forms of the leopard cat found in Japan.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

But I was frightened of them in those days—probably as a result of my experience with the leopard and the wolfhound two years before.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

The cat haven has been operating for 28 years and houses 39 different cat species, including cheetahs, bobcats, clouded leopards, cougars and snow leopards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

For young leopards, survival is far from guaranteed: fewer than half reach independence, with male leopards, lions and other predators among the threats they face.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

This is because they’ve been isolated from other leopards for a long time and have adapted to one region.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

They surrounded the cages with electrified wire, powered by a battery, to discourage leopards from trying to eat the monkeys.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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