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Amur Leopard

47 destinations · 24 states

Native Range
Russian Far East and northeastern China

The Amur leopard is a big cat that rewards patience. Its golden coat is covered in widely spaced dark rosettes, with a thick winter coat that becomes especially impressive in cold weather. Watch one resting and you may see very little movement at first, but the eyes and ears stay alert to every sound around the enclosure. These leopards are powerful climbers and can haul prey into trees, where it is safer from other predators. Their long legs and large, furry paws also help them move across snowy ground in their native range. Unlike lions, Amur leopards live mostly alone, with adults maintaining separate territories. They are critically endangered in the wild, with habitat loss, small population size, and other pressures making every remaining population important. At a zoo, the quiet moments can be the most revealing. A leopard pacing along a rock ledge, stopping to scent the air, or disappearing into thick vegetation gives you a glimpse of a cat built for solitary life in the forests of the Russian Far East.

Amur Leopard

Where to see Amur Leopard

47 destinations across 24 states

47 destinations

Audubon Zoo

New Orleans, LA

Bramble Park Zoo

Watertown, SD

Bronx Zoo

Bronx, NY

Brookfield Zoo

Riverside, IL

Cape May County Park & Zoo

Cape May Court House, NJ

Capron Park Zoo

Attleboro, MA

Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation

Waldo, FL

Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Sanford, FL

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Colorado Springs, CO

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Cleveland, OH

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

Bridgeport, CT

Denver Zoo

Denver, CO

Erie Zoo

Erie, PA

Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

West Orange, NJ

Fort Wayne Zoo

Fort Wayne, IN

Greenville Zoo

Greenville, SC

Hemker Park & Zoo

Freeport, MN

Houston Zoo

Houston, TX

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Kansas City, MO

Lee Richardson Zoo

Garden City, KS

Memphis Zoo

Memphis, TN

Minnesota Zoo

Apple Valley, MN

Monterey Zoo

Salinas, CA

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Nashville, TN

Niabi Zoo

Coal Valley, IL

Panther Ridge Conservation Center

Loxahatchee, FL

Philadelphia Zoo

Philadelphia, PA

Phoenix Zoo

Phoenix, AZ

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Pittsburgh, PA

Potawatomi Zoo

South Bend, IN

Project Survival "Cat Haven"

Dunlap, CA

Rolling Hills Zoo

Salina, KS

Roosevelt Park Zoo

Minot, ND

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Syracuse, NY

Ross Park Zoo

Binghamton, NY

Saint Louis Zoo

St. Louis, MO

San Diego Zoo

San Diego, CA

Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara, CA

Sedgwick County Zoo

Wichita, KS

Staten Island Zoo

Staten Island, NY

Sunset Zoo

Manhattan, KS

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Goddard, KS

The Jackson Zoo

Jackson, MS

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

Toledo, OH

Utah's Hogle Zoo

Salt Lake City, UT

ZWF Miami

Miami, FL

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