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leopard

[lep-erd] / ˈlɛp ərd /
NOUN
large cat
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Others helped shut the shop, trapping the leopard inside.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Tom Baker, 27, who spotted the cat last month, likened it to a "small leopard" when he saw it from a distance.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The research, led by the University of Nottingham and published in BMC Biology, identified genetic changes linked to tumors in a special variety of leopard gecko.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The university team previously monitored snow leopard populations in Kazakhstan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

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

There he met leopards, snakes, and some creatures that were half animal, half person, and very dangerous.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith




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