Sacred to Ancient Kmtyw, these beetles recycle -- dung.

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in some parts of Africa and tropical Asia, from Siberia, South and West Asia to across most of sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because it is declining in large parts of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control. It is regionally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuwait, Syria, Libya and Tunisia.

The leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ is the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Compared to other members of the Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do.

Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.

Led by a ruthless commander, the rotten clan of hyenas seizes power from the lions. An exiled warrior queen is hell-bent on winning back the throne for the Matahta Pride. Pula, ruler of the dark heart of the kingdom, is forced to make a terrible choice between true love and her own future. And a wandering vagrant is lured in by the promise of paradise, only to find herself trapped in a deadly hell.

Pula, a female leopard, hunts and takes down an impala for a meal.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the presenter in a personal academic capacity and do not necessarily represent the views of the Institute of African Studies.Presenter: ChinweizuTopic: The sources of Black Africa’s stagnation—a theme in NiggerologyChair: Nii K. Bentsi-EnchillABSTRACT: I am developing a new social science discipline called Niggerology. Its remit is to find cures for the maladaptive behavior that the Maafa implanted in Negro cultures, and that have obstructed the black countries and societies from getting their act together since they recovered political autonomy in the period 1956-1994. The failure to get their act together is illustrated by the inability of any of them to industrialize; or to escape stagnation, instability or confusion; or to avoid being easy prey to foreign interference, intervention, domination and subversion.Niggerology is a multi-disciplinary field integrating techniques and resources primarily from historiography, psychology, and ethology (the biological science of animal behavior in their natural habitat) and applying them to phenomena in the Black world.My talk will discuss one of the principal themes in Niggerology: It will identify two of the still unrecognized prime sources of Black Africa’s stagnation.

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