leopard
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A 1990 Denver Business Journal profile noted she had killed a rhinoceros, a lion and a leopard in the preceding year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The squirrel escaped by climbing higher, leaving the leopard clinging on before it eventually made an awkward retreat.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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 lemon frost morph originated from a spontaneous genetic mutation that appeared during selective breeding in a large colony of leopard geckos.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Only a lion or a leopard could have done it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
As I searched the forest for more food and to find a way out, I feared coming in contact with wild animals like leopards, lions, and wild pigs.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
