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Kingdom   Animal
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Class   Mammal
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Species  Leopard
Subspecies  Amur Leopard
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Date Updated   Thu Feb 7 18:57:32 2013
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Image Credit  JindoJeff
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Leopard - Amur Leopard Facts & Trivia for kids
- It is estimated that there are fewer than 43 Amur Leopards remaining the wild.
- Amur leopards have a thicker coat of fur than other leopards.
- Amur Leopards territory is usually located in a river basin.
- Human started fires are a threat to the survival of the Amur leopard in the wild.
- Despite numerous conservation efforts it is possible the Amur Leopard will be extinct in the wild in our lifetime.
- As of December 2011, there are 176 captive Amur leopards in zoos worldwide.
- The Amur leopard is also known as the Far Eastern leopard, Korean leopard, and Manchurian leopard.
- The Amur Leopard is named for the Amur River on the China and Russia border.
- The Amur in Amur Leopard is pronounced like "ah-moore".
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