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Leopard Society, leopard men, and Anyoto were names used for one or more secret societies that operated in West and Central Africa approximately between 1890 and 1935. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was believed that members of the society could transform into leopards through the use of witchcraft. [ 3 ]
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant cat species in the genus Panthera.It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes.Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of 92–183 cm (36–72 in) with a 66–102 cm (26–40 in) long tail and a shoulder height of 60–70 cm (24–28 in).
Leopards inhabiting the mountains of the Cape Provinces appear smaller and less heavy than leopards further north. [18] Leopards in Somalia and Ethiopia are also said to be smaller. [19] The skull of a West African leopard specimen measured 11.25 in (286 mm) in basal length, and 7.125 in (181.0 mm) in breadth, and weighed 1 lb 12 oz (0.79 kg).
Men and a child with a newly shot leopard in Banten, West Java, circa 1915–1926. The Javan leopard is threatened by loss of habitat, prey base depletion, and poaching due to human population growth and agricultural expansion. [1] Conflict between local people and leopards is also considered to be a main threat to the Javan leopard. [6]
K Sankhala's book Tiger refers to large, troublesome leopards as adhabaghera, which he translated as "bastard", and suggests a leopard/tiger hybrid (the reverse hybrid is unlikely to arise in the wild state, as a wild male tiger would probably kill rather than mate with a female leopard). Sankhala noted there was a belief amongst local people ...
The leopard population has decreased drastically in Arabia as shepherds and villagers kill leopards in retaliation for attacks on livestock. In addition, hunting of leopard prey species such as hyrax and ibex by local people and habitat fragmentation , especially in the Sarawat Mountains , made the continued survival of the leopard population ...
An Indian black panther named 'Bagheera' is featured in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 novel The Jungle Book, as well as in Disney's 1967 and 2016 film adaptations. [89] The book Man-Eaters of Kumaon is based on man-eating leopards and tigers in Kumaon Division. [90] Ajoba is a 2014 Marathi film directed by Sujay Dahake and written by Gauri Bapat. It ...
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