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leopard

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

Twycross Zoo's resident snow leopard arrived in 2025, one of just nine international arrivals last year, compared to 33 in 2019.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

Just as they were finishing, a leopard seal loomed through the mist, hunching itself across the ice.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

One afternoon I was playing in the yard when I heard a frightening noise coming from the fields, like the sound of twenty leopards roaring.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




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