Conservationists call leopards the world’s most persecuted big cat. Demand for the costly pelts worn in Christian-Zulu rituals like this one performed near Durban, South Africa, drives poaching.

An curved arrow pointing right. Tourists in South Africa's Kruger National Park were hoping to spot a leopard on a recent safari, but they never expected this. Story by Tony Manfred and editing by ...

In the world of big cats, the leopard, cheetah, and jaguar each bring their own unique traits and extraordinary adaptations ...

A male melanistic leopard captured on camera in Africa, for what's thought to be the first time in a century Black Panther has been everywhere in recent years - but spotting one of the animals the ...

Meanwhile, leopards are more widespread, with 9 different subspecies spread out in different areas. They reside in parts of ...

They are as happy to scavenge a meal as hunt one. Over 90 leopard prey species have been recorded in sub-Saharan Africa alone. When they do hunt, they do so with stealth. Leopards are superbly ...

Leopards are considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN Red List, with decreasing numbers across southern Africa and southern Asia. African leopards are slightly more successful, with as many as ...

"Africa is my thing, you can't have it," Harry ... as Harry's description in Spare of an incident in 1999 with a leopard in Botswana, which he interpreted as a message from his mother, the late ...

Leopard populations in Asia and northern Africa are listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. However, leopards in 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are listed as “threatened” under ...

Leopard populations in Asia and northern Africa are listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. However, leopards in 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are listed as “threatened” under ...

In Asia, an estimated 330 million people live within 10 km of rivers originating in the snow leopard habitat, also known as water towers of Asia, which provide a vital source of fresh water. In Africa ...