Looking for my Leopard

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Leopard lights up the night. Easy to spot (sorry).
The Xmas lights in the shape of a leopard adorns this small garden on Union Terrace. It is part of the city's coat of arms.
The coat of arms have been displayed on the city's seal since 1430. In 1672 the Parliament of Scotland passed an act requiring all persons or bodies using coats of arms to matriculate them in a register maintained by Lord Lyon King of Arms. Accordingly, the arms of the "Royall Burgh of Aberdein" were recorded in Lyon Register on February 25, 1674.The blazon of the arms was:
Gules, three towers triple-towered within a double-tressure flowered and counterflowered argent. Supported by two leopards proper; and in an escrol above "Bon Accord"
The double tressure surrounding the three castles is derived from the royal arms of Scotland, and was traditionally said to have been granted to the city by Robert I, but may only date from the reign of James I
The supporters are two leopards. According to legend the beasts were granted by James I to Aberdeen as the burgh underwrote his expenses while in exile in England.The city's local magazine is called the "Leopard" and when Union Bridge was constructed in the 19th century small statues of leopards in a sitting position were cast and placed along its railing tops.
Although, strangely, the shields that are seen on the fence surrounding it have lions on them.