Amur Leopard:
Amur Leopards have been critically endangered since 1996. These leopards are located in the southeastern part of Russia and northeastern China. Amur Leopards are one of the world’s most endangered subspecies. The species is very distinctive in the environment because of its very whitish fur. Their fur though does not always stay white, in the summertime the fur is reddish yellow and changes as the season do. The fur can also change in another way, the length of it. The fur can change size from 1 inch through 3 inches, the length of fur depends on what season it is, as does the color. These leopards live in cold harsh weather. The male Amur Leopards weigh from 32 kg to 48 kg, some male Amur Leopards though can weigh to 73 kg. Female Amurs weigh from 25 kg to 43 kg. Amur Leopards are also very impressive in their jumps. The Amur Leopards can jump 6 meters horizontally and over 3 meters vertically. This is because Amur Leopards have longer legs the most of the other leopards. Also they become sexually mature in 3 years, but live on average of a 10 to 15 year lifespan.” WCS scientists radio-collared a two- to three-year-old male Amur leopard in 1994. The same cat was photographed during camera-trapping surveys in 2003, proving that leopards can live more than ten years in their natural habitat. However, other results of WCS research indicate that mortality rates in the wild may be very high” (“Amur Leopard”). The Amur Leopard is very fast at which it can run up to 30 mph. The downside is that it can only run that fast for a very short amount of time.