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Many people will confuse a cheetah with a

leopard as at a distance but there are several

key differences to notice close up. Firstly, whilst

both have patterns on their fur, they are not the

same. The cheetah’s fur has bigger black

circles, whereas a leopard’s patter is made up

irregular shapes that are brown and black in

color. The cheetah has tear lines, which are the

black lines running from their eyes to their

mouth. Leopards, however, do not have these

lines. Cheetah’s eyes are an amber color

whereas leopards have blue-green eyes. The

other key difference is in their paws, cheetahs

have small front paws and big black pas but it

the other way around for leopards. So if you see

a big cat close up, there is no need to be

confused to whether it is a cheetah or a leopard.

Unfortunately, cheetahs are listed as