Zanzibar leopard mainland, and seemed to have smaller, more solid spots than normally seen on African leopards. Further investigations are planned in order to confirm whether or not this is a Zanzibar leopard, and whether a viable population still exists. Zanzibar leopard The Zanzibar leopard ("Panthera pardus pardus" syn. "Panthera pardus adersi") is a leopard population on Unguja Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, Tanzania. It is the island's largest terrestrial carnivore and apex predator. In 2008, it was considered extinct due to persecution by local hunters. Increasing conflict between people and leopards in the 20th century led to the demonization of the
Battle of Zanzibar Battle of Zanzibar The Battle of Zanzibar was an encounter between the German "Kaiserliche Marine" and the British Royal Navy early in the First World War. While taking on coal in the delta of the Rufiji River in German East Africa) the German cruiser learned that a British cruiser, , which had been part of the Royal Navy's Cape Squadron sent to counter "Königsberg", had put in at Zanzibar for repairs. "Königsberg" captain, Commander Max Looff, decided to attack "Pegasus" while she was in port. On 20 September 1914 "Königsberg" sailed past the picket ship at the entrance to Zanzibar