African Leopard
by Jamie Frier
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10.000 x 7.000 inches
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Title
African Leopard
Artist
Jamie Frier
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Paper
Description
The African leopard exhibits great variation in coat color, depending on location and habitat. Coat color varies from pale yellow to deep gold or tawny, and sometimes black, and is patterned with black rosettes while the head, lower limbs and belly are spotted with solid black. Male leopards are larger, averaging 130 lb with 201 lb being the maximum weight attained by a male. Females weigh about 77 to 88 lb on average.
The leopard has an exceptional ability to adapt to changes in prey availability, and has a very broad diet. Small prey are taken where large ungulates are less common. The known prey of leopards ranges from dung beetles to adult elands, which can reach 2,000 lb. They generally focus their hunting activity on locally abundant medium-sized ungulates in the 44 to 176 lb range, while opportunistically taking other prey.
Leopards often hide large kills in trees, a behavior for which great strength is required. They rarely fight other predators for their food.
This leopard was painted from a photo taken on a safari to Tanzania. She was sunning herself on the rocks and gazed at us with mild curiosity.
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September 17th, 2018
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