A male leopard was spotted recently in Israel’s Judean Desert, confirming that the animals, which are native to that area, are not extinct, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The leopard was seen near the Dead Sea, where it approached residential areas and attacked some domestic animals.
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