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A couple of last things to add to trying to compare a leopard to a puma or jaguar.
While comparing Siberian to Bengal, they are morphologically identical. (or atleast extremely close)
And proportionally they are the same.
While comparing a Cougar to a Leopard lets say.
Cougars have longer and thinner limbs with more powerful hind quarters, smaller skulls and fore limbs, less muscle in their shoulders.
While Leopards are notoriously muscle bound in their shoulders, neck and forelimbs with larger skulls.
Why is that?
Well, you would have to assume its becasue a puma needs to jump higher (which it does) to bound through deep snow, compared to a leopard which needs to be powerful enough to drag carcasses twice as heavy as itself straight up a tree which it does.
But its impossible to try and say one is more agile than the other, both do amazing feats that are extremely agily and unbelievable to see.
Amur and Kaziranga Tigers - Habitat and Prey Analysis
