06-02-06-055-s

Name: Date:

Subject: Year 6 Literacy Unit: Leopard

Leopard
Quick facts Diet: Carnivore Life span in the wild: 12 - 17 years Size: 1.3 2 m Weight: 30 80 kg Group name: Leap Status: Near threatened

Leopards (Panthera Pardus) are the smallest of the big cats. They have short legs and a long body. They have massive skulls and strong, powerful jaws. Their fur is covered with small rosettes which it uses as camouflage when hunting its prey. They are adaptable creatures and can survive in hot tropical rainforests, deserts, savannahs, or on cold mountainsides. This has helped them survive the loss of habitat due to human settlement. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa, central Asia, India and China. Leopards are excellent climbers and also good swimmers. They drag their leftover food up into the trees to keep it away from other scavengers. Their diet consists of deer, antelope and pigs but they also eat fish and reptiles. Leopards are solitary creatures and often spend the day hidden in the trees. If a leopard is disturbed or angry they will growl and spit at their enemies but will purr when they are happy. A female leopard will have between 2 4 cubs in her litter. The cubs are born blind and will open their eyes five to nine days after birth. At the age of three months they start to go on hunts with their mother. At one year old the cubs are almost ready to look after themselves but will remain with their mother for about two years.
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06-02-06-055-s

Name: Date:

Subject: Year 6 Literacy Unit: Leopard

Leopard
Answer the following questions:
1. What is a group of leopards called? ___________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the scientific name for a leopard? ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Leopards are solitary creatures. What does 'solitary' mean? ___________________________________________________________________ 4. What do leopards have on their fur? a b Rosettes Stripes c Triangles

d Squares

5. Name two habitats that a leopard can survive in. ___________________________________________________________________ 6. Name two animals that a leopard likes to eat. ___________________________________________________________________ 7. What does a leopard do when it is happy? ___________________________________________________________________ 8. How many cubs are there in a litter? ___________________________________________________________________
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