Who says a
leopard can't change it's spots? Shown below are five black and white photos of leopard skins (taken and edited by
Helle Goldman and Jon Winther-Hansen), each showing a comparable section of the midbody.* Can you spot any obvious differences between their coat patterns and configuration of
rosettes? Can you group them into different categories?
We've shuffled the pictures up and given them random numbers, from 1 to 5. Use these to identify each skin and send us your thoughts, either by commenting on this blog or emailing us via
zanzibar.leopard@virginmedia.com. Give it a go and contribute to science! All will be explained if and when we get some answers...
*Note that the photos aren't quite on the same scale, as the rulers show. Some of them have also become a bit squashed in the process of formatting for this blog.
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| leopard skin 1 |
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| leopard skin 2 |
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| leopard skin 3 |
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| leopard skin 4 |
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| leopard skin 5 |
