But there was a leopard that came through when I was a little girl. People still talk about it. Wow, I thought. That was over 30 years ago. Of all the African cats, Leopards are the stealthiest, most clever, and the strongest for their size.
Leopards are also the best tree climbers.
They have to be, to keep their kills safe from lions and hyenas, who would try to steal the meat. Actually, leopards are most usually spotted lounging in a tree. During the day they rest in branches, and their favorite way to hunt is by pouncing from a tree onto the neck of an unsuspecting warthog or gazelle. Leopards attack humans too, but very rarely. Because leopards are most active at night, they are perhaps the most mysterious of the large cats.