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Here's the Sunday LOL Animals!! (Original Post)
ralps
Sep 14
OP
The leopard is amazing. I may be showing my ignorance, but I think it's a leopard.
Biophilic
Sep 14
#1
I was going to say jaguar ... but actually it does look more like leopard to me.
eppur_se_muova
Sep 14
#2
Biophilic
(6,236 posts)1. The leopard is amazing. I may be showing my ignorance, but I think it's a leopard.
What ever kind of cat it is I would probably not believe it if there wasn't a video.
eppur_se_muova
(40,452 posts)2. I was going to say jaguar ... but actually it does look more like leopard to me.
https://panthera.org/blog-post/wild-cats-101-jaguars-vs-leopards
A little surprising, since jaguars are avid swimmers, and even hunt caymans.
A little surprising, since jaguars are avid swimmers, and even hunt caymans.
ralps
(80,608 posts)4. Hi eppur_se_muova, thanks for the link!

ralps
(80,608 posts)3. Hi Biophilic, I googled swimming Leopard and got both Leopards and Jaguars

Collimator
(2,028 posts)5. I am going to say that it is a jaguar. . .
. . . based on the pattern of the markings. According to this description, while both animals have "rosette" marks, jaguars have spots within their spots.

ShazzieB
(21,900 posts)7. I think it is a jaguar.
Based on your example and on this:

ralps
(80,608 posts)9. Hi ShazzieB, thanks for posting that!

StarryNite
(11,905 posts)11. You Googled that. Does that make you a cheetah?
ralps
(80,608 posts)8. Hi Collimator, thanks for the info!

erronis
(21,796 posts)6. Wunnerful, wunnerful.
"When the moon hits your knees, and you mispronounce trees.... Sycamore."
Darn you. Now this is bouncing around my cranium all day....
ralps
(80,608 posts)10. Hi erronis, LOL Thanks!

😀
ralps
(80,608 posts)13. You're welcome!







