Editing Leopard (section)

===In captivity===
[[Image:Female animal trainer and leopard, c1906.jpg|thumb|upright|Animal trainer with leopard]]
The [[ancient Roman]]s kept leopards in captivity to be slaughtered in [[Venatio|hunts]] as well as [[Damnatio ad bestias|execute]] criminals.<ref name=reaktion/> In Benin, leopards were kept and paraded as mascots, totems and sacrifices to deities.<ref name=britishmuseum/> Several leopards were kept in a menagerie originally established by King [[John of England]] at the [[Tower of London]] in the 13th century; around 1235, three of these animals were given to [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] by Holy Roman Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Owen |first=J. |title=Medieval Lion Skulls Reveal Secrets of Tower of London 'Zoo' |magazine=National Geographic Magazine |date=2005 |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1103_051103_tower_lions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105025912/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1103_051103_tower_lions.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2005 |access-date=2007-09-05}}</ref> In modern times, leopards have been [[Animal training|trained]] and [[Tame animal|tamed]] in [[circus]]es.<ref name=reaktion/>
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