Leopards

A female Amur Leopard was spotted on a conservation cam with two baby cubs in China. The sighting is the first example of breeding by the critically endangered species in China.

Conservationists are handing out fake leopard-print skins to people in a community in South Africa. The goal is to reduce poaching by lowering demand for real leopard skins.

Persian leopards were once common in southwest Asia, but their population has dwindled to about 1,290 due to poaching and habitat loss. For the first time in 50 years, two new cubs have been born.

Scientists found chimpanzee bones in leopard scat.

The animals weighed as much as 44 pounds.

Big cats prowl close to humans in a densely populated Indian state.

Big cats prowl a densely populated Indian state.

Meet Riki-san and Haui-san, a clumsy pair of clouded leopard cubs making a debut this week.

Leopard seen dragging prey twice its size.

Click through to see scenes from the early life of one of nature's most iconic predators.