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The cub fur is longer and thicker with less define spots than the adult fur. The cub will follow the
mother on her hunts at the age of 3 months. The young will stay with the mother for 18 to 24
months. The mortality rate for the cubs in the first year is 41-50%. Large baboons, tigers, lions,
hyenas, bears and wild dogs can kill leopard cubs or even adult leopards. Crocodiles can kill any size
leopard.

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