Learning About Leopards

Based on the information in the article, which of the following descriptions correctly identifies a leopard's spots?

• A leopard has small, solid spots of roughly the same size and shape.

• A leopard has rosette-like spots with speckles in the center.

• A leopard has large, patchy spots on its back and limbs, but none on its belly.

• A leopard has spots shaped like roses without dots inside them.

Choose the statement that best describes a leopard's habitat.

• Leopards live only in small regions of central Africa.

• Leopards live in Asia but not in Africa.

• Leopards live in a variety of biomes, including grasslands, jungles, and deserts.

• Leopards live only in the grasslands and savannas.

If you are lucky to glimpse a leopard out in the wild, where are you most likely to see one?

• in a cave

• up in a tree

• on a grassy plain

• in the water

In the article, you learned that leopards are solitary animals. What does the word solitary mean?

• living alone

• living in a group

• a card game

• none of these

How do leopards get their prey?

• chasing it down in the open grasslands

• catching water creatures in the rivers

• sneaking up until close enough to pounce

• hunting in packs

Match the vocabulary term with its definition.

• graceful; thin; lean

• majestic

• impressive in beauty, dignified

• critically

• a state of safety; being away from harm

• protection

• gravely; seriously

• slender

• having a broad and sturdy build

• stocky

Match the following.

• an animal's natural environment

• endangered

• at risk of becoming extinct

• stalk

• to sneak up on

• predators

• animals that hunt other animals for food

• habitat

• a smaller category of a species

• subspecies

List two times when a leopard is not living a solitary existence.