AN AMUR LEOPARD’S
LARGE PAWS WORK LIKE
SNOWSHOES, LETTING
THE CAT WALK ON SNOW
WITHOUT SINKING.ACTION SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY / SHUTTERSTOCK (LEOPARD IN SNOW); TLWILSONPHOTOGRAPHY / SHUTTER-
12 NAT GEO KIDS^ •^ FEBRUARY 2019 STOCK (LEOPARD BEHIND TREE); © YURI SMITYUK / TASS / ALAMY LIVE NEWS (SNOWY-FACED LEOPARD)
An Amur
leopard can leap
up to 10 feet in
the air.During
the winter,
an Amur leopard’s
coat can vary between
light to reddish yellow.
In the summer,
it’s even brighter.