Knowledge about animal diet can inform conservation strategy, but this information can be difficult to gather. A new DNA-based method, which analyzes genetic material from feces, could be a useful ...

African leopard lily bulbs, a staple in traditional African medicine, are gaining attention for their potential wellness ...

An overweight leopard that has been compared to a Disney Zootopia character has been forced to stop its weight-loss plan due to old age. The 16-year-old big cat, fondly called “Officer Clawhauser” by ...

Around a quarter of Himalayan snow leopard and wolf diets are livestock, the rest being wild prey, according to a study published February 8, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Madhu Chetri ...

Leopard seals rank among the largest seal species on Earth, with adult females reaching nearly 12 feet in length and weighing ...

Scientists have gotten their hands dirty in the name of closer study of snow leopards, one of the planet's most endangered big cats. Because it's notoriously difficult to get their hands on the ...

Only rarely have people seen what happens when chimpanzees and leopards come into close quarters in the wilds of Africa. On these occasions, chimpanzees have made loud, fearful calls, or played the ...

1. Ecological factors influencing prey selection by tiger Panthera tigris, leopard Panthera pardus and dhole Cuon alpinus were investigated in an intact assemblage of large mammals in the tropical ...