A north China leopard was captured by surveillance camera for a second time near the same village in north China's Hebei Province on August 23. It appeared for the first time on August 12 and was roaming about in the backyard where a herd of sheep was kept. It is the first time in 14 years for wild north China leopard to make its appearance to human. The last spotting was recorded in 2005. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-28/Native-Chinese-leopard-species-reappear-after-14-years-JwpZ

🐆 Here's all you need to know about one of the rarest sub-species of leopard, the North Chinese leopard. 😻 Atara is taking centre stage in this episode of All You Need to Know! Atara was born in Germany and arrived at the Sanctuary in 2008 at just over a year old. She is a sweet, reserved girl, but can very much show her fun and playful side when she likes to! 👉 You can adopt our beautiful girl Atara today > https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/cats/atara/ | The Big Cat Sanctuary

Meet Atara, our North Chinese leopard 🐾 North Chinese leopards’ rosettes are larger and darker than other leopard subspecies, sometimes even with a spot inside the rosette, resembling a jaguar's markings 🐆 In China, the North Chinese leopard is more often known as a “golden coin leopard" this comes from its black and golden spotted patterns that are similar to copper coins circulated in ancient China 🤯 ______________________________________________ #thebigcatsanctuary #bigcats #cats #wildlife