J. Allen St. John, Tarzan and the Leopard Men, front cover illustration, 1935 Atlas Obscura - Leopard Society Garb Hanging inauspiciously in a dark corner of the American Natural History Museum is a mysterious figure covered from head to toe in the coat of a leopard. Although easy to miss, the dark mannequin is actually sporting the dress of the Leopard Society, a 19th century gang of sorts that clawed unsuspecting travelers and fed upon their flesh.

J. Allen St. John, Tarzan and the Leopard Men, front cover illustration, 1935

Atlas Obscura - Leopard Society Garb

Hanging inauspiciously in a dark corner of the American Natural History Museum is a mysterious figure covered from head to toe in the coat of a leopard. Although easy to miss, the dark mannequin is actually sporting the dress of the Leopard Society, a 19th century gang of sorts that clawed unsuspecting travelers and fed upon their flesh.

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