The Indian leopard is a subspecies of the leopard. It is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent. It is threatened by illegal trade of skins and body parts, and persecution due to human-leopard
Indian leopard in Jawai Bandh April 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02
Indian leopard in Bandipur National Park
Black leopard at Nagarhole National Park
Leopard at night in Gir National Park
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard and the jaguar. Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d
Indian leopard
…patterns and implementing responsible forest management to lessen human-animal conflict would be far more effective to conserve leopards. An Indian black panther named 'Bagheera' is featured in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 novel The Jungle Book, as well as in Disney's 1967 and 2016 film adaptations. The book Man-Eaters…
A melanistic Indian leopard in Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka
A melanistic leopard at Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Arizona
Particularly prominent rosettes on a female black leopard at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Kromdraai
A melanistic jaguar with visible rosettes