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How the Leopard Got His Spots
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 12 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Animals & Nature
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Kipling’s classic tale taken from the Just So Stories. Leopard is having trouble finding the other animals in the forest because they have camouflaged themselves. But he soon learns the advantages of having a patterned hide.