The Oba (King) of Benin is referred to Home Leopard. If a hunter kills a leopard in Benin, he must report it to the palace . He would be asked the following question seven times: What kind of leopard did you kill? A home or a Bush Leopard? He would thus rely I kill the bush leopard. Admired for their power, agility and intelligence, the leopards became the symbols of the Oba.