Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. The leopard's tail helps the leopard in what way?"
...1. Helps in killing its prey 2. Helps as a weapon to fend off predators 3. Helps in maintaining balance during chases and hunting 4. Helps in cooling the leopard during times of heat The leopard's tail is an interesting appendage of the leopard's body which helps it to maintain balance during high speed chases and to change direction suddenly during hunts. It also helps in maintaining balance during climbs. A mother leopard also uses her tail as a kind of trailing guide for her children. There is a white tip at the end of the tail that the cubs can find and follow easily and not fall back. A leopard's tail can be as long as its entire body.