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<b>Amur leopard</b> (Panthera pardus orientalis, Levhart mandzusky) from ZOO Olomouc, Czech republic :nod:



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<b><u>INFO ABOUT THE ANIMAL:</u></b>

<b>Name:</b> Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
<b>Location:</b> forests of Eastern Asia
<b>Size:</b> 1.9 m long body + 95 cm lond tail, 80 cm high <b>weight:</b> 60 kg
<b>Diet:</b> roe and sika deer, hares
<b>Conservation status:</b> Critically Endangered - facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
<b>Interesting facts:</b> there are ONLY some 30 (THIRTY!!!) Amur leopards in the wild! <b>|</b> Amur leopard is the biggest from all leopard subspecies <b>|</b> Amur leopards have blue eyes <b>|</b> only female takes care of the cubs <b>|</b> in the wild, leopards live for 10-15 years, but they can live 20 years in captivity
<b>ZOO:</b> There are only 17 pureblooded Amur leopards in the World’s ZOOs – and 5 of them live in ZOO Prague in the Czech republic. 4 Czech ZOOs keep Amur leopards (Prague, Usti, Olomouc and Decin)

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