Leopard

"(Heb. namer, so called because spotted, Cant. 4:8), was that" great spotted feline which anciently infested the mountains of "Syria, more appropriately called a panther (Felis pardus). Its" "fierceness (Isa. 11:6), its watching for its prey (Jer. 5:6)," "its swiftness (Hab. 1:8), and the spots of its skin (Jer." "13:23), are noticed. This word is used symbolically (Dan. 7:6;" Rev. 13:2).