Or … could it be a jaguar? With their stealthy hunting habits and similar builds, patterns and hues, the two large cats can be strikingly difficult to tell apart. What, in fact, is the difference ...

Most people would have a hard time distinguishing a leopard from a jaguar, but they're entirely different species with unique ...

Leopard (Panthera pardus) rosettes don’t have those markings, and they tend to be larger. The difference in head shape is another giveaway. A jaguar’s head is markedly bigger and broader.

Size: Jaguars can weigh between 80 and 350 pounds, while leopards are smaller at 37 to 198 pounds. Body Shape: Leopards are leaner than jaguars, who have blockier heads and stockier bodies ...

The predator was once widely seen in forested areas. Habitat loss, lack of prey and poaching are key contributors to the loss ...

Leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars, often mistaken due to their golden coats and spots, possess unique markings that distinguish them. Cheetahs have simple, round black spots and distinctive tear ...

The difference between a cheetah and a lion is clear as day, but a leopard and a jaguar? Not so much. Both big cats are muscular ambush predators with spotted coats and a very similar appearance ...

A Pa. House Bill is under consideration to stop the sale of at-risk animal parts in Pennsylvania. Under cover investigation shows why.

Leonardo, a 17-year-old jaguar-leopard hybrid, recently died. For the last eight years, staff gave Leo a loving home after nurturing the big cat back to health.

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) -- A large, black animal -- either a jaguar or a leopard -- that apparently either lost its way or was dumped by someone, was shot and killed by a deputy after a woman reported ...

The researchers assumed, like Turing, that when a leopard or jaguar is born, its skin contains pigment cells, which secrete two chemicals into the skin's upper layer.

"The rosettes on the jaguar quite often have spots in the middle of them, whereas the leopard doesn't," Tara Pirie, a lecturer in ecology and conservation at the University of Surrey in the U.K ...