Leopards

Leopards are big felines who never change their spots. They are of the five breeds of "big cats" in the Panthera genus. They can be found in several regions across the globe including West Asia, Southeast Asia, Siberia, Africa and the Middle East. They are predatory animals who hunt for prey in the wild.

In the 1943 horror/mystery film The Leopard Man, night club owner Jerry Manning uses a leopard as part of his girlfriend Kiki's stage act. Kiki's rival, Clo-Clo, sabotaged the act by letting the leopard free, and it ran off into the night. Soon after, a string of bizarre killings began to take place. While most believed that the leopard was responsible, the true killer turned out to be a mentally unstable human whose actions were prompted by witnessing the savagery of the leopard.

Leopards were also seen at a zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1982 film Cat People, which was based on a 1942 film of the same name. Both the original Cat People and The Leopard Man were produced by Val Lewton and released through RKO Radio Pictures.

Appearances

 * Cat People (1982)
 * Leopard Man, The