Leopards

"So leopard say hello with their teeth. So what?"

- Makucha Leopards are animals that appear in The Lion Guard universe.

In the Real World
Leopards are graceful and long-bodied animals. Their coats come in shades of yellow, cream, and gold, with white underparts. The spots on their throat, chest, head, and lower limbs and small and solid, unlike the rosettes patterning the rest of their fur. Leopards have broad heads and rounded ears.

In The Lion Guard
The only leopard featured in The Lion Guard, Makucha, is a cream-colored animal with rosettes larger than those of real world leopards. He also lacked spots in the areas that leopards have small, solid spots, with the exception of his head.

In the Real World
Leopards are very stealthy big cats that hunt nocturnally and crespuscularly. They feed on a variety of animals and bugs, including hartebeests, impalas, warthogs, jackals, and dung beetles. Once a kill is made, a leopard will often store it in a tree, out of the reach of other predators.

In The Lion Guard
Makucha the leopard was a diurnal hunter in the episode that he made his appearance. Near the end of the episode, he declares that leopards greet others with their teeth.

The Imaginary Okapi
The leopard Makucha tracks Ajabu the okapi into the Pride Lands with the intention of eating him. He is eventually chased off by the Lion Guard.