194 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
The Manchurian Tiger, P. t. longipilis, is distinguished 
from the south China Tiger chiefly by its slightly paler, much 
longer and denser coat. The form in Korea, P. t. coreensis, has 
been recognized by Ognev as a distinct race. Sowerby quotes a 
measurement of 10 feet 5 inches from the nose to the base of 
the tail, taken on a freshly killed Manchurian Tiger. 
The Leopard, Pant h era pardus, is found through large tracts 
of Asia and Africa. The typical form came from Egypt. The 
Indian Leopard, P. p. fusca, extends eastward into Burma, the 
Malay Peninsula, and south China as far as Fukien. In north 
China the race F. p. fontanierii occurs, and in Siberia the paler- 
colored F. p. orientalis, the last extending into Amurland. 
The open rosette-like black spots on the tawny ground of the 
Leopard's fur are familiar to many persons who wear furs. The 
back of each ear has a spot of white. The underparts are whitish, 
the spots there fewer and nearly solid. The length of the head 
and body of P. p. fusca ranges from 4 feet 2 inches to 4 feet 8 
inches in males and 3 feet 5 inches to 4 feet in females; the 
length of the tail, from 2 feet 6 inches to 2 feet 10 inches. 
Unlike the Tigers, Leopards frequently produce a black va- 
riety, known as the Black Leopard. In the Malay Peninsula 
these are more often found than the ordinary form. Both the 
black and the normally colored young appear in the same litter. 
Albinistic Leopards, on the contrary, though they do occur, are 
rare. In them the basic color may be cream, the spots tan. 
A Leopard often has several dens or caves where it conceals 
itself by day. Usually 2 cubs are born; they stay with their 
mother for about 6 months. At birth a captive baby Leopard 
weighed only about 20 ounces. The food of Leopards con- 
sists of deer, game birds, and dogs, of which it is especially 
fond. 
The Snow Leopard, Uncia uncia, is a cold-country animal, 
native to the highlands of the Himalayas and Tibet, north to 
the Altai. 
