Panthera pardus
Leopards hunt most succesfully at night and from ambush. During the daytime they usually rest and take naps. This one was caught awaken at the Chicago zoo, in May 2000.
Some more pictures of leopards:
A napping one, close up, head only
(Chicago zoo).
A yawning one (Chicago zoo).
Genus Panthera
Family Felidae
Superfamily Feloidea
Order Carnivora
Subclass Eutheria
Class Mammalia
Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
Life on Earth
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