Dark dendriform,
Oh, how I fear,
Mad monument,
Of yesteryear,
Your boughs engraved,
With scratch of rope,
Where damned, condemned,
Lost faith, all hope
And danced their last,
As life fled thee,
Dark dendriform,
The hanging tree.

Status:Critically endangerd

Population: if we are lucky about 30 left in the wild

Scientific name: Panthera pardus orientalis

Weight: between 70 and 105 pounds

Habitats: Temperate, Broadleaf, and Mixed Forests

Currently the number one ranking endangered species that still can be found in the wild.

People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the species’ range. Similar to other leopards, the Amur leopard can run at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour. This incredible animal has been reported to leap more than 19 feet horizontally and up to 10 feet vertically.

The Amur leopard is solitary. Nimble-footed and strong, it carries and hides unfinished kills so that they are not taken by other predators. It has been reported that some males…