Although both leopards and cheetahs have spots that help keep them hidden in forests and grasslands, they have different predatory jobs, or ecological niches.
Leopards hide in the grass to wait for prey, and their large, muscular legs and necks help them drag their prey into trees away from lions and hyenas.
Cheetahs are more doglike-they are built almost like racing greyhounds.
Their slender legs are built for speed and help them chase down antelope and other prey.
