Characteristics

= ﻿ = ** < << Click on screen to play video﻿ ** || Black Jaguars are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Black Panthers, an easy way to determine the jaguar is by their big head, thick strong forelimbs and shorter tails.
 * media type="file" key="The Warrior PantherA Warrior's Song for a Big Cat5.flv" width="533" height="498" align="center" || * =====Black Leopards are also known as Black Panthers.=====
 * =====They have a rosette patterned coat and an extremely long tail which is darker than the rest of their body.=====
 * =====Panthers have sharp claws for scaling trees and tearing apart their prey. The claws retract into the paws of the animal to protect them from being damaged when not in use.=====
 * =====Leopards are the third largest cat in the Cat Family. Tigers are the first and Lions are second.=====
 * =====The Panther has distinguishable emerald eyes.=====
 * =====A Panther's hind legs are larger and stronger than their front.=====
 * =====Panthers love to climb and live in trees.=====
 * =====Fully grown, a Panther can reach 2.5 metres long and grow as tall as 70 centimetres.=====
 * =====An average adult Panther weighs 30 to 90 kilograms.=====
 * =====The dark fur helps camouflage the Panther while hunting in the wet dense forests of India and Southern Asia=====
 * =====Panthers are a Carnivorousmammal that is large and powerful.=====
 * =====Baby Leopards are called cubs.=====
 * =====Endangered Species.=====
 * =====Panthers have excellent day and night vision.=====
 * The Panther has special hunting skills. Most like to stalk their prey before attacking.
 * The base colour of a leopard's fur varies with the habitat with which it lives. i.e. The Snow Leopard has longer fur on their stomach for warmth, while the base coat is coloured white. Desert Leopards have a yellow or cream base coat.
 * Leopards can drag three times their own body weight high into the tree tops.

The base colour of a leopard's fur varies with the habitat with which it lives. i.e. The **Snow Leopards** have longer fur on their stomach for warmth, while the base coat is coloured white. They live in the mountain areas of Russia,

China and the Himalayas. **Desert Leopards** have a yellow or cream base coat. **Clouded Leopards** have cloud like spots, live in South Eastern Asia and often hang upside down from tree branches.