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This is Black & White Photo of a young Leopard from Nairobi National Park.
Leopards, or Panthera pardus, belong to the Panthera Genus species. The entire Panthera genus comprises big cats, including the leopard, snow leopard, tiger, jaguar, and lions. Leopards are the smallest of the Panthera species, while tigers are the largest. We can primarily distinguish Panthera species for their anatomy, including powerful jaws, small heads, and large vocal folds that enable them to roar. Snow leopards are the only Panthera species that do not roar. There are nine subspecies of leopards, including Panthera pardus Orientalis (Amur leopards), Panthera pardus pardus (African leopard), Panthera pardus nimr (Arabian leopard), and Panthera pardus saxicolor (Caucasian leopard, Central Asian leopard, Persian leopard).
