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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 ]
Desolation Island is the fifth historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian.It was first published in 1978. The story follows Jack Aubrey as he takes command of HMS Leopard on a mission meant to reach Australia, and occurs prior to the War of 1812.
The first victim of leopard was from Benji Village, and was killed in 1918.For the next eight years, people were afraid to venture alone at night on the road to the Hindu holy shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath, for it passed through the leopard's territory, and few villagers left their houses after dark.
Leopard's Blood: October 2017 Joshua Tregre & Sonia Lopez -- 11 Leopard's Run: October 2018 Timur Amurov & Ashe Bronte -- 12 Leopard's Wrath: November 2019 Mitya Amurov & Ania Dover -- 13 Leopard's Rage: November 2020 [50] Sevastyan Amurov & Flambe Carver -- 14 Leopard's Scar: November 2022 [84] Meiling & Gideon -- 15 Leopard's Hunt: February ...
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).
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 ...
The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a novel by Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, which chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the Risorgimento.
The Snow Leopard is a 1978 book by Peter Matthiessen. It is an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalaya .