• Question: What is the difference between a tiger and a leopard?

    Asked by meg123 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Will on 21 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Amy Birch

      Amy Birch answered on 21 Jun 2012:

      Hi meg123!
      Both are big cats!
      The tiger is the biggest cat species, and lives mainly in Asia. It is orange with vertical black stripes and has a white belly
      A leopard is a lot smaller than a tiger, and lives in Africa and Asia. It is more orangey-white and has black/brown spots not stripes!
      Tigers also hunt and eat their prey on the ground whereas leopards will kill their prey and then hide it up a tree for safe-keeping! Tigers can’t really climb trees very well because they are so big, but leopards are excellent tree-climbers.
      Thanks for your question 🙂

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