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Which endangered big cat, (Panthera pardus orientalis), survives in the border forests of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and the Russian Far East, with possibly fewer than 100 wild individuals—making it the rarest big cat on Earth?
Answer: Amur leopard — The Amur leopard is adapted to extreme cold with a thicker coat and longer legs than tropical leopards. The creation of the Land of the Leopard National Park in 2012 on the China-Russia border has been credited with a modest population recovery from single digits.
- A Snow leopard
- B South China tiger
- C Indochinese leopard
- D Amur leopard ✓
The Amur leopard is adapted to extreme cold with a thicker coat and longer legs than tropical leopards. The creation of the Land of the Leopard National Park in 2012 on the China-Russia border has been credited with a modest population recovery from single digits.