If the kittens do not survive, the mother can come into heat again and have another litter that year. The eyes open at ten days old, and start to eat solid food at 23 days. After a gestation period of 9-10 weeks, two to three kittens are born in a den, where they remain until they are a month old. There is no fixed breeding period in the southern part of its range in the colder northern parts it tends to breed around March or April, when the weather is nice enough to support newborn kittens.
The Leopard Cat is solitary, except during breeding season. It spends time out during the day in areas where there are no humans. This cat is nocturnal, and during the day it spends its time in dens that may be hollow trees, cavities under roots, or caves. It is also able to swim, but will seldom do so. The Leopard Cat can climb trees skillfully. It has litters of 2 to 4 kittens and the gestation period can vary from 65 to 70 days.
The Leopard Cat bears black markings that may be spotted or rosetted, depending on the subspecies. The chest and the lower part of the head are white. The fur color is also variable: it is yellow in the southern populations, but silver-grey in the northern ones. The shoulder height is 41 cm (16 in) and the weight is 4.5-6.8 kg (10-15 lbs), similar in size to a Domestic Cat.
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On average, the Asian leopard Cat is as large as a Domestic Cat, but there are considerable regional differences: in Indonesia the average size is 45 cm (18 in), plus 20 cm (8 in) tail, while it is 60 cm/40 cm (24/16 in) in the Amur region.
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