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< Back | To the Hippo | Forward >The Leopard.... as a Leopard by the way will I observe them. - Hosea 13:7 The name Leopard was originally given to the Cheetah - then called the hunting Leopard - (It was once thought that the Cheetah was a cross between a Lion and a Leopard). The Leopard is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and most of Asia. |
| Unfortunately, that is no longer the case
for Israel. The last known leopards in Israel, live in
the En Gedi area, but are elderly and incapable of
regaining viable numbers. The Israeli leopard suffered
greatly during the time of the Ottoman period due to
tremendous habitat destruction and hunting. DID YOU KNOW: That the original name of the Leopard was the Pard? To the Top |
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