The African Leopard: Ecology and Behavior of a Solitary Felid

Abstract

This comprehensive study of the biology of African leopards should be beneficial to wildlife managers, biologists and everyone with an interest in the natural history of large carnivores. Concentrating on the endangered leopard in South Africa's Kruger National Park, Bailey presents traditional studies of population, sex, age and composition, and more controversial topics, such as leopard hunting patterns, catch-of-kill behaviour and observed relationships with spotted hyenas, lions, wild dogs, cheetahs and humans.