5007 x 3333 px | 42,4 x 28,2 cm | 16,7 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
9. November 2005
Ort:
Marwell Zoological Park Colden Common Winchester Hants SO21 1JH England United Kingdom Great Britain
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The Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis named Akin lying on part of its tree structure in its enclosure at Marwell Zoo Hampshire England. Looking attentive with its head sidelit by sun through the trees. The Amur leopard has a long thick coat with a light straw yellow colour in the winter and darker in the summer. There are large areas of white on the underside of the body Spots are large black rosettes and some are solid rings This leopard species is critically endangered and is only found in the S W region of Primorski Krai province in Russia where it is a protected species and E Manchukua in N E China. The leopard is a solitary animal which hunts mainly at night and hides during the day The Amur leopards or Far Eastern leopard are the northern most subspecies of leopard. They endure snowy winters as they inhabit an area to the west of Vladivostok. Hunting for bushmeat trophies and animal parts believed to have special properties, the depletion of other animals it feeds on and road building have all played their part in driving this beautiful animal to near extinction. A census carried out in February 2000 found 22 to 27 individual Amur leopards left in the wild. They normally feed on monkeys deer or antelope but have been known to raid villages for dogs and goats. There is no definite breeding season but the female produces two to four cubs. The Marwell leopard enclosure also provides a den in which the animals can find shelter and large glass observation windows for visitors. Akin fathered a daughter in November 2007 with mother named Ascha
