In our world there is a variety of species that are very close to becoming extinct, but the most endangered animal in our world is the “Panthera Pardus Orientalis,” or otherwise known as the Amur leopard. This big wild cat is a very rare type of leopard that has been reducing drastically in its population for many years and is now known as one of the rarest animals in our world. An average male Amur leopard weights about 180 pounds while the female leopards weight about 120 pounds. Their long and slender bodies are covered with a brownish yellow coat that contains black spots or markings called ‘rosettes’ while their underparts are usually white in color with black spots. These rosettes are each made up of 3 or 4 black spots on the outside with a yellowish brown center and there are no two leopards that have the same markings and their underparts are usually white in color with black spots . The …show more content…
They are said to be able to adapt to almost any environment due to the fact that they live in temperate forest which signifies that the climate changes a variety of time. They have this ability due to the fact that their summer coats grow up to 7 cm in order to keep it very warm during the harsh winter weather and their keen way of hunting their prey which usually consists of deer, small wild boars, hares, badgers and also raccoons. Due to the fact that the Amur leopard is a carnivore they are one of the few top predators in their ecosystem that help keep animal population under control. Even though they are at the top of the food chain these leopards also have many predators. The predators don't mainly go for the full grown male or female, they mostly go for the cubs that are left unattended when the mother goes hunting. Hyenas, jackals, lions, tigers, snakes and hawks are the main predators the cubs usually face when left alone which varies a