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leopard

[lep-erd] / ˈlɛp ərd /
NOUN
large cat
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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

Two rare snow leopard cubs have been born at the park, alongside Himalayan monals and red deer, as well as Bru the capybara, Snoot the giant armadillo and Atty the sloth at Edinburgh Zoo.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“My memory of my grandmother’s style is purple hair and leopard print,” says Maddy Inez, an artist and Saar’s granddaughter, daughter of artist Alison Saar.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

At least it shows they believed me about the leopard, thought Nhamo with a bleak smile.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

We found about 90 genes that were more common in these leopards, linked to body size, muscles, bones and energy use.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 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

By conserving these leopards, we are not only saving an iconic predator, but also preserving an evolutionary legacy shaped over thousands of years by one of the most distinctive landscapes on the African continent.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Together, these genomic signals suggest that these leopards are small because they’ve adapted that way, and not only because of isolation or genetic drift.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

But they had left by the time she got there, and that is why even to this day we see leopards searching for goats.

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




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