Leopard - Leopard

Japanese: ヒョウ(豹) - ヒョウ

A mammal of the Felidae family in the carnivora order. Body length is 100-190 cm, tail 70-95 cm. It has black spots on a yellow to yellowish brown background. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and central and southern Asia. It lives alone in forests and rocky areas, and ambushes and captures deer, antelope, monkeys, etc. It pulls uneaten carcasses up into trees to protect them from being eaten by other animals. It has 1-6 babies in one litter. It appears in villages, kills sheep and cattle, and sometimes attacks people. There are many black panthers of the black variety in the Malay region.

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Japanese:

食肉目ネコ科哺乳(ほにゅう)類。体長100〜190cm，尾70〜95cmほど。黄〜黄褐色地に黒斑がある。サハラ以南のアフリカとアジア中南部に分布。森林や岩地に単独ですみ，シカ，レイヨウ，サルなどを待ち伏せて捕らえる。食べ残した死体を樹上に引き上げ，他の獣に食われるのを防ぐ。１腹１〜６子。村落に出現し，羊，牛を殺し，人を襲うこともある。マレー地方には黒変型のクロヒョウ（ブラックパンサー）が多い。

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