AnimalsSavanna
Leopard Fun facts for kids
Panthera pardus
The leopard lives in forests and grasslands in Africa and Asia and eats antelopes, monkeys and birds.
- Where it lives
- in forests and grasslands in Africa and Asia
- What it eats
- antelopes, monkeys and birds
- How big it is
- as heavy as a grown-up
Fun facts about the leopard
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A black panther is not a different animal, it is usually a leopard born with extra dark fur.
A leopard does not roar like a lion, it makes a rough, scratchy sound like someone sawing wood.
A leopard climbs down trees head first, thanks to its strong shoulders and bendy ankles.
A leopard can carry food heavier than itself straight up a tree trunk.
Leopards carry their dinner up into trees so lions and hyenas cannot steal it.
A leopard can jump about 3 metres straight up, higher than the ceiling of a room.
Every leopard has its very own pattern of spots, so scientists can tell them apart in photos.
In the big city of Mumbai in India, leopards live right inside the city, in a park.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live alone in the forests and grasslands of Africa and Asia, and I hunt mostly at night.
I don't roar like a lion, my call sounds like someone sawing wood.
I climb down trees head first, thanks to my strong shoulders and bendy ankles.
Some of us are born with all black fur, and people think we are a different animal.
I'm a big spotted cat, and I drag my dinner up trees so lions can't steal it.
Sammy might be thinking of a leopard.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the leopard in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
