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Males moved between 0.5 and 5.45 km (0.31 and 3.39 mi) per day, and females between 0.2 and 2.25 km (0.12 and 1.40 mi), measured in straight lines between survey points. Since they often zigzagged in the precipitous terrain, they actually moved up to 7 km (4.3 mi) in a single night. [ 42 ]
The common leopard is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 50–55 mm with a tawny colour and marked with black spots. The underside of the butterfly is more glossy than the upper and both the male and female are similar looking. A more prominent purple gloss on the underside is found in the dry-season form of this butterfly. [5]
This female baby Snow Leopard is a rare addition to the Akron Zoo. Her birth is extremely vital for the Snow Leopard population. Meet one of the most unique Snow Leopards at the Akron Zoo [Video]
Leopardus species have spotted fur, with ground colors ranging from pale buff, ochre, fulvous and tawny to light gray. [5] Their small ears are rounded and white-spotted; their rhinarium is prominent and naked above, and their nostrils are widely separated. [6]
It is a popular attraction in Alaska, with nearly 200,000 visitors per year. [1] The zoo is currently home to more than 100 birds and mammals [1] representing some 50 species. The zoo has the widest variety of animals native to the state of Alaska as well as some exotics such as Amur tigers, Bactrian camels, and yaks.
Both male and female leopards typically reach sexual maturity at 2–2⅓ years. [75] The generation length of the leopard is 9.3 years. [143] The average life span of a leopard is 12–17 years. [110] The oldest leopard was a captive female that died at the age of 24 years, 2 months and 13 days. [144]
Whether born to a male cougar mated to a leopardess, or to a male leopard mated to a female cougar, pumapards inherit a form of dwarfism. Those reported grew to only half the size of the parents. They have a long, cougar-like body (proportional to the limbs, but nevertheless shorter than either parent) with short legs.
Alaska contains a good size population of Dall sheep, and are commonly sighted in the eastern and western sides of Denali National Park. [23] The most commonly known name for the male Dall sheep is a "ram" and they are distinguishable from the female Dall sheep, the ewe, by their thicker and more massive curling horns.