The Indian Leopard has larger rosettes than other subspecies, with a paler coat in desert habitats, a greyer coat in colder climes, and a more ochre coat in rainforest habitats. Like other leopard subspecies, Indian Leopards are solitary predators that remain well camouflaged at night but come down from trees to hunt during the day.
Salivating Leopard
The Indian leopard has strong legs and a long well-formed tail, a broad muzzle, short ears, and small, yellowish-grey eyes, light grey ocular bulbs. Its coat is spotted and rosetted on a pale yellow to the yellowish-brown or golden background. Leopards are elusive, and solitary animals. They are active mainly from dusk till dawn but in some regions, they are nocturnal.
Here is a leopard on the move, crouching low to the ground as if stalking something in Gir National Park.
