Amur Leopard

The Amur leopard is critically endangered. It is the rarest big cat species in the world. there are around 30 individuals left in the wild. they are a sub species found in the far east of Russia. it can run up to 37 miler per hour and can jump 19 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically.

When mating season comes round the males have been known to fight over a female. then on some occasions the males have been known to stay and heal with raising their young, otherwise they are considered a solitary animals. they like to carry and hide their kills to stop scavengers form getting to them.
in summer their coat is around 2.5 cm long but when winter comes round their fur is measured to be 7cm long and it also pales in colour. it also has longer legs than any other leopard.

The males weighs between 32-48 kg, with exceptionally large males up to 60-75 kg. Females are smaller than the males weighing between 25-43 kg. the Amur leopard is smart enough to avoid living and hunting in tiger territory so as not to fight over their prey.

some of the major impacts on the Amur Leopard population are Deforestation, poachers, traditional medicine and a loss of prey. 

The Amur leopard is known to live around 12 years in the wild, while in captivity they live up to around 20 years. Unfortunately the captive population of Amur leopards comes from only 9 wild-born founders, and therefore, several of the animals are considered highly inbred. There is a proposal to capture some wild Amur leopards to place in zoos to provide additional founders from the wild.