25/05/2021
Excellent climber and jumper, the leopard (Panthera Pardus) has the particularity of hoisting its preys to the fork of a tree to put them out of reach of other predators. A solitary and opportunistic feline, the leopard is widely distributed in Africa and Southeast Asia over many types of habitats. The leopard has an important place in some African cultures where the animal, seen as the king of animals, is the attribute of chiefs. The secret society Aniota is said to be the source of legends about leopard men, equivalent to Western wolfmen.