Amur leopards

The Amur leopard or Far Eastern Leopard (Panthera pardus Orientalis) is one of the eight subspecies of leopard. It is only found in the Russian Far East and North-East China and the latest population census taken in 2017 suggests there are now around 100 individuals. The Amur leopards are adapted to living in cool climates, they have thick fur coats which can grow up to 7.5 cm long in winter. For camouflage in the snow, their coat is pale and it can blend in with snow, unlike other leopard species. The Amur leopard can run at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour. Males generally weigh 32-48 kg but could weigh up to 75 kg. Females are tinier than males weighing 25-43 kg. According to Amur Leopard | Species “The Amur leopard’s rosettes are widely spaced and larger than those seen on other leopards.” Amur leopards are carnivores, their diets consist of rodents, deer, and boar. The Amur leopard is one of the most endangered species in the world, with an estimated 30 individuals living in the wild!

The Amur leopard's habitat is in the temperate forest. Temperate forests have regular seasons of warm and cold. Temperate forests typically receive about 62 hundred inches (1,500 to 5,000 millimeters) of rain annually. Temperate forests are located in several locations around the world, around halfway between the equator and the poles, in Western Europe, Eastern North America, and North-Eastern Asia. Did you know that one oak tree can produce 90,000 acorns in just one year?! Average temperatures are 10 celsius and 50 Fahrenheit weather changes throughout the year, winters have short days with small amounts of sunlight and, summer days are long and sunny. (TEMPERATE RAINFOREST FACTS) says that temperate forest “They have a dry season and a long wet season. The temperature is almost always cool, but in the summer it can get quite hot and in the winter quite cold (near freezing).”