The hopeful Little Leopard

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Burnie, D; Wilson, D. E. (2001). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife' . DK Adult. ISBN 978-0789477644.

For such small cats, this species lives across a vast range in Asia. In fact, you can find these felines across nearly all of southeast Asia. They live from the middle east down through the Himalayan Mountains.It is likely that seizures represent a tiny fraction of the total illegal trade, with the majority of smuggled skins reaching their intended end market. [54] Seizures revealed: Lovari, S.; Minder, I.; Ferretti, F.; Mucci, N.; Randi, E.; Pellizzi, B. (2013). "Common and snow leopards share prey, but not habitats: competition avoidance by large predators?". Journal of Zoology. 291 (2): 127–135. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12053.

Humans began domesticating this species about 5,000 years ago but did not continue the domestication effort. Nowadays, Leopard Cats have not been truly domesticated in any way, but people have cross bred them with domestic cats. Does the Leopard Cat Make a Good PetThe Leopard Cat is a carnivore and feeds primarily on small animals. Some of their favorite foods are rats, mice, rabbits, hares, birds, lizards, and even bats. Across their range, different cats have different diets. Cats in some areas feed on more rats and mice while cats in other areas hunt a wider variety of prey.