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Leopard may have to change its spot

Published: 10 February, 2010, 09:59
Edited: 21 May, 2010, 23:05


A rare tamed Russian leopard is about to lose its home. Not only should it not be kept as a pet, environmentalists say, but the houses in the village where the leopard lives are claimed to have been built illegally.

 
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Kihnu February 11, 2010, 09:27 quote
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A leopard can not change its predatory nature any more than it can change its spots. This must be the same leopard who was featured in a recent RT video clip with her head sticking out a car window as the driver sped down a Moscow street. I doubt that any wild cat can be tamed. A leopard, or a lion, etc, is genetically wired to be a carnivorous predator, and can react as such at any moment, and turn on her owner's family - especially on a young toddler. I recall an incident during a Las Vegas show where a white tiger attacked his owner who had raised him from birth. The tiger almost tore the fellow's throat out. Afterward, there was much discussion about the tiger's behavior. The finally assessment was that a wild cat can leave an appearance of being tamed, but it never is because it is not in the nature of a wild cat to be tame. The best fate for this leopard is to be taken to a good zoo or wild animal refuge.

Zergling March 11, 2010, 00:35 quote
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@Kihnu Obviously you are not one that knows much about animals or you wouldn't say that. NO animal is ever truly tamed. All house cats are for lack of a better word "untamed" even house cats. The taming of an animal is all determined by the owner and the willingness of the animal it's self. So in that case i demand that you give all of your pets away or release them. I bet if some person came to your house and destroyed it and then tried to take all your animals away you'd be singing a different tune. I understand where you are coming from it makes sense, but an animal taken care of from birth being released into the wild does not do well. And an animal refuge would not actually take the animal in because she is at the point of being able to breed which mean that it would be released. You have to look at it from different point and not just some ignorant environmentalist point of view. Just think about it. And before you question how i would know, I am an animal behaviorist.

s.d.otway May 21, 2010, 16:47 quote
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looks to be a happy home that was meant to be that way along with the happy leopard why so happy meant to be there.

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