leopard
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Sylvia Phillips was discovered wrapped in a leopard print silk blanket, with yellow and pink roses placed on her body, as well as a birthday card signed from him and the family dog Tina.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Others helped shut the shop, trapping the leopard inside.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The lemon frost morph originated from a spontaneous genetic mutation that appeared during selective breeding in a large colony of leopard geckos.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 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
I get my sketch pad and check the winged leopard to make sure it’s safe.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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
Large fenced reserves are rare, and leopards frequently move through agricultural and urban-edge landscapes, where conflict with people is common.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
We found that leopards of the Cape are genetically different from other African leopards.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
We also wanted to find out why the leopards of the Cape are smaller in size.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
If Ebola lives in African game animals—in leopards or lions or in Cape buffalo—it might have traveled to the Philippines that way.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
