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THE LEOPARD

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Although lions and leopards may come into contact in sub-Saharan Africa, they are generally not known to interbreed naturally. However, there have been anecdotal reports of felids larger than the cheetah but smaller than the lion, with a lion-like face, from the Central African Republic, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. This animal, known as time marozi and by several other names, is covered with grayish spots or rosettes on the back, the flanks and the legs. However, there have been no confirmed sightings of the marozi since the 1930. A puma pard is a hybrid animal resulting from a mating between a leopard with a full grown puma (a member of the genus puma).   The leopard's skin color varies by climate and habitat from pale yellow to yellowish brown or golden. Leopards living in forests are darker than those in arid habitats. Spots fade toward the white underbelly and the insides and lower parts of the legs.  Rosettes are most prominent on the back, flanks and hindquar...

THE MOUNTAIN GORRILLA

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Gorillas they dwell on the grounds, and they are predominantly herbivores that inhabit the forest of central of sub-Saharan . Gorillas are of two types that is.   - Eastern gorillas and western gorillas they are the largest living primates. The Gorillas DNA is similar to that of human by 95 to 99%, they are close relative to human being. And they are the next closest living relatives to human after baboon and chimpanzee. Gorillas' habitats cover tropical forests in sub-Saharan Africa. Their range covers a small percentage of Sub-Saharan Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain inhabits the albertine rift montane and virunga volcanoes Evolution and classification The closest relatives of gorillas are the other two chimpanzees and humans. All of them coming from the common ancestor about 7 million years ago. Human gene sequences differ by 1.6% on average gorilla genes. Until recently, gorillas were considered to be a single species, with three...