# Sheeta — Tarzan the Untamed character guide

> Sheeta in Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-lion-s-cave

## Who they are

A leopard that is a recurring predator in Tarzan's jungle.

## Relationships

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/tarzan)

_rivalry_

Sheeta the leopard is a recurring predator that Tarzan must fight and kill.

### [Usanga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/usanga)

_rivalry_

Sheeta the leopard is a threat to Usanga as well, representing wild danger.

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/tarzan)

_rivalry_

Sheeta the leopard is a recurring predator that Tarzan must fight and kill.

## In the story

### [I: Murder and Pillage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/i-murder-and-pillage)

Tarzan senses Sheeta's presence while moving through the forest.

### [VIII: Tarzan and the Great Apes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/viii-tarzan-and-the-great-apes)

Sheeta, the panther, stalks Bertha Kircher in the tree but vanishes when she screams and leaps into the clearing, knowing not to meddle with the great apes at their Dum-Dum.

### [XI: Finding the Airplane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xi-finding-the-airplane)

The panther that stalks Smith-Oldwick and Bertha, then charges and is fought by Tarzan.

### [XIV: The Black Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xiv-the-black-lion)

The panther that inadvertently causes Numa to lose his prey earlier in the chapter.

### [XVII: The Walled City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xvii-the-walled-city)

Sheeta is mentioned among the jungle cats whose cries are heard at night.

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