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What
is a fanlisting?
A fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show,
movie, actor/actress, singer, etc. to come together and build
the biggest listing of people from all around the world who
are fans of that subject. For more info on fanlistings, go
to The
Fanlistings.
This
particular fanlisting is for those who are fans of the big
cats known as Leopards. There are two basic types of Leopards:
the spotted leopards and the black leopards [also known as
black panthers].
A
little info about Leopards:
The leopard is found throughout sub-saharan
Africa and southern Asia. It is the most adaptable and widely
distributed of all the big cats. They have beautiful spotted
coats -- even black leopards have spots, although they are
difficult to see. The black leopard is the same species as
the normal golden-colored leopard, differing only in the gene
for melanism, or black coloration.
Leopards hunt alone at night, stalking their
prey until it is close enough to pounce. While they mostly
hunt small animals such as monkeys, birds, etc., they can
and do kill prey as large as antelope and young zebras. They
are known to hide their kill by dragging it up into a tree
to prevent it from being "stolen" by other animals
such as lions.
The leopard is still illegally hunted for
its beautiful skin, although its wide range and adaptability
has kept the world number of leopards over an estimated 100,000.
In addition to the regular golden-spotted
and the black leopards, there are rare breeds such as the
Clouded Leopard [which live in the rain forests of tropical
Asia] and the beautiful white Snow Leopard [uncommon and rarely
seen in their extreme habitat of the mountains of central
Asia].
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