Leopard broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to . Fossil parts dating to the Late Pleistocene were excavated in Europe and Japan. The common name "leopard" () is a Greek compound of "leōn" ("lion") and "pardos" ("male panther"). The name reflects the fact that in antiquity, a leopard was believed to be a hybrid of a lion and a panther. The Greek word is related
Amur leopard in 1930, when he compared leopard specimens in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. In particular, he referred to a leopard skin from the Amur Bay as 'Amur leopard'. Since at least 1985, this name has been used for the "P. p. orientalis" population in Eastern Siberia and for the captive population in zoos worldwide. The Amur leopard is also known as Far Eastern leopard and as Siberian leopard. The Animal Planet documentary "The Last Leopard" (2008) is about the plight of Amur leopards in Russia. The television series "Wild Russia" showed a quick glimpse into the life