Search: leopard cheetah
Why: I showed Katrina this picture,
and then this happened:
And then this happened:
And then this happened.
Anyway.
Answer: Their spots are way different!
The Quick Trick: It’s all in the spots. Cheetahs have simple black spots, while leopards have a more complex pattern.
They both live in sub-Saharan Africa. Points of note:
Cheetahs
- Have solid black round / oval spots
- Have black "tear lines" that run from their eyes to their mouths to keep sunlight out of their eyes
- Are smaller lankier than other big cats (and are not in the genus Panthera, like lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars)
- Hunt during the day
- Rely on bursts of speed
- Move their same-sided legs together (both left, then both right)
- Purr when they inhale
- Can't roar
- Have black and brown clustery spots called "rosettes" that simulate moving shadows
- Have spots on their faces
- Are gigantic
- Rely on "surprise attacks"
- Drag their prey up trees so they can eat at their leisure
- Move their legs in diagonal pairs (front left-back right, front right-back left)
- Only purr when exhaling
- Roar
But which has cuter kittens?
(Cheetahs.)
Source: Mental Floss
The More You Know: But what about jaguars! They live in South America.
Jaguars
- Have fewer larger rosettes with black spots in the middle
- Have rounder heads and shorter limbs than leopards
- Are the strongest of all the big cats
- Bite directly through the skulls of their prey
- Are goddamn enormous
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