Few people can see the difference between cheetahs and leopards. Well, we cheetahs have longer legs, as we hunt with great intensity and speed. Our faces have typical tear-stripes and there are black spots on our fur. Leopards are animals of sheer power and they have rosettes on their backs and bellies. They can be quite dangerous for us cheetahs, so, I had to teach my kids to avoid any encounters with them. It's a good thing leopard are significantly slower than us. But during the night, leopards are the stars. So we cheetahs prefer to sleep out in the open because leopards are likely to stalk in the dense underbrush. Leopards can sneak around without any noise - even between dry twigs, because her paws are softer than ours. They are the restless ghost of the savannah.
—Matto Barfuss