Leopards have incredible strength and can climb as high as 50 feet (15 meters) up a favorite tree while holding a fresh kill in its mouth, even one larger and heavier than themselves! They stash food up high so other predators such as lions or hyenas can't get it.
Leopards are strong swimmers and very much at home in the water, where they sometimes eat fish or crabs.
Leopards spend a lot of time in trees, often sleeping draped over a branch. They will even pull entire prey animals up into the branches where they can eat without having to fight off other predators trying to steal their food.
Leopards are larger than a house cat, but leopards are the smallest members of the large cat category. They grow to only 3 to 6.2 feet.
The leopard is very adaptable and can live in many different places across the globe.
Leopards are beautiful and powerful big cats.
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