BEHOLD THE PARD
>One of the earliest known references to this creature appears in Pliny the Elder's book Natural History (in chapter 17: "Lions: How they are Produced"). In it, Pliny writes about the creation of cheetah which were believed to be a hybrid animal (like mules or ligers) resulting from the union between a promiscuous lioness and the pard, i.e. the leopard.[1] In fact, the word "leopardos" (λεόπαρδος) or "leontopardos" (λεοντόπαρδος), Greek for cheetah, comes from the combination of the word "leo" (Greek for lion) and "pardos." The pard itself is described as being maneless like the female lion with a distinct odor. Pliny also states that the sexual passion between the pard and lioness is so violent that it enrages the male lion, who will often seek revenge on a lioness when smelling the pard. Because of this, the lioness will wash the pard's scent from her or follow the pride at a distance after mating