How can you tell a leopard from a cheetah?

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Why: I showed Katrina this picture,

and then this happened:

And then this happened:

And then this happened.

Anyway.

Answer: Their spots are way different!

The Quick Trick: It’s all in the spots. Cheetahs have simple black spots, while leopards have a more complex pattern.

They both live in sub-Saharan Africa. Points of note:

Cheetahs

• Have solid black round / oval spots
• Have black "tear lines" that run from their eyes to their mouths to keep sunlight out of their eyes
• Are smaller lankier than other big cats (and are not in the genus Panthera, like lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars)
• Hunt during the day
• Rely on bursts of speed
• Move their same-sided legs together (both left, then both right)
• Purr when they inhale
• Can't roar

Leopards

• Have black and brown clustery spots called "rosettes" that simulate moving shadows
• Have spots on their faces
  
• Are gigantic
  
• Rely on "surprise attacks"
• Drag their prey up trees so they can eat at their leisure
• Move their legs in diagonal pairs (front left-back right, front right-back left)
• Only purr when exhaling
• Roar
  

But which has cuter kittens?

(Cheetahs.)

Source: Mental Floss

The More You Know: But what about jaguars! They live in South America.

Jaguars

• Have fewer larger rosettes with black spots in the middle
• Have rounder heads and shorter limbs than leopards
• Are the strongest of all the big cats
• Bite directly through the skulls of their prey
• Are goddamn enormous