Amur Leopard

Description of animal

aMUR lEOPARD CUBS

• The Amur Leopards gestation is usally 90-105 days
• The breading season is usally January or Febuary
• The litter size is usally 1-6 cubs

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• In winter baby Amur's fur grows up to 7.5 cm long
• At 10 days eyes open
• When cubs are two they leave parants
• Tongue has tiny hooks, called denticles witch used to scrape the meat of their prey

ADULT aMUR LEOPARDS

• Males weigh 32-48 kg, but can weigh 75 kg
• Females weigh 25-43 kg
• Females breed at age 3-4 years old
• When in wild they live for 10 -15 years
• In captivity they can live 20 years
• They are 1.1-1.4 m long

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• In the summer fur on back is 2.5 cm
• In winter fur on back is 5 cm, fur on belly is 7 cm
• They see victim/ prey from 1.5 km away
• They are the only leopard that can live in cold climates
• They mature at the age of 2.5-3 years old

POPULATION statistics

• The Amur Leopard can be found in Land of Leopard National Park in Russia
• In 2007 only 30 leopards existed in Russia
• In 2015 57 Leopards were in Russia
• There are 8-12 Leopards in China

Habitat

• The land they are on is 3000 sq km ( 1,200 sq,miles)
• When they relocate they travel on left over trails from other Amur Leopards

Biome

• They live in Temperate forests, rain forests, deserts, foothills, mountains, swamps, coastal shrubs, and shrub lands

FOOD WEB

Threats

• They are poached largely for beautiful spotted fur
• Fur being sold for 500-1000 dollars
• Being hunted by rich and poor local villagers
• lions and tigers eat the leopard

What we are doing to help

• Many people in the world is reducing logging practices
• Construction companies helping by rerouting pipe lines that were originaly supposed to go through their habitat
• A group of people created an alliance that helps by reducing illegal fire arms

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• Forest fires have resulted in 80% of habitat loss
• Inbreeding

What they eat

• They quietly watch their prey until they attak their prey reaching 35 miles per hour
• The hide unfinished kills in the bush so they can not betaken by other predators
• They eat Roe deer, Sika deer, Badgers and Heares

interesting facts

• They were named after a river between China and Russia
• They can leap 6 m forwards, and 3 m side to side