Leopards ANNOTATION
Describes social, feeding, and hunting behaviors, as well as the physical characteristics and life cycle of leopards.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature
The leopards are found in many different places around the world. Welsbacher compares this large cat to its domestic counterpart—both are agile, solitary and clean themselves the same way. Each leopard's spot pattern is slightly different—black leopards are called panthers and they have black spots on black fur. Leopards are the best climbers in the cat family. They will eat antelopes, zebras and wild pigs as well as small animals, insects and fruit. By the time leopards are eighteen months old they are ready to hunt and live on their own. This book is filled with engaging photographs appropriate to the text. At the end of the text, there is a glossary, a list of Internet sites that relate to the "Wild Cat" series of which this book is a part, and an index. 2000, ABDO, $19.93. Ages 5 to 8. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot
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