leopard or panther
* Local name
> Dipado,Dipada,Tendua,Vagh (in dangs Gujarat)
* Physical measurements & life cycle
Length : 150-220 cms.
Weight : Male-50-70 kg, female-30-50 kg
Height : 50-75 cm
Maturity : Male-3 years, Female-2.5 years
Gestation : 3 months
Life Span : 12-15 Years (in wild)
Litter size : 2,occasionally 3 or 4
Breeding : No definite breeding season
* Description :
> it has a sleek, short-haired, fulvous or bright-fulvous coat marks with small close-set black rosettes (not dots like cheetah). Bigger than cheetah.
*Food
> All types of herbivores like dear, other ungulates, langur and hare, peacock, other bird, reptile, dog, goat, sheep and small cattle.
* Distribution :
> Occurs in 17 districts of Gujrat. in india , it occurs in 28 states and Union Territories.
* Habitat :
> It is found in open to dense forests, hills and undukating terrain , mountains, rocky areas and ravines.
* Behaviour :
> Nocturnal. found in forest as well as country area, generally goes in search of the food from evening to morning . sometimes also in day Times. Chital, monkey, goats and sheep, hare, birds, small mammals, and reptiles are main prey. Can be seen near human population near the forest area. Considered to be highly cunning.
* Signs of presence :
> Leopard can be identified by pugmarks. it can also be identified by presence of claw marks on tree teunk. The dog starts barking when the panther is in vicinity.
* Population :
> In African, Leopard 0 population may be about 5,00,000. in Asia, Number declined to about 20,000 individuals, of this, about 12,000 to 14,000 are found in india . population estimates in Gujrat are as follows:
year 1990 1995 2001 2002 2005
Nos. 796 976 691 1,038 1,070
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