Snow Leopard
By A.H.
Description
- The Snow Leopard is a mammal
- Covered in fur
- 4 to 5 ft;Tail, 36 in, Weighs 60-120 lbs
- Communicate by scraping paws on ground or marking there territory
- They are smaller than other big cats, range in size
Food Chain and Habitat
- Snow leopard food source are sheep, wild boar, gazelles, hares, markhor, tahr, marmots, mice and deer
- The snow leopards finds its food in the mountain steppes and pine/evergreen forests
- Snow leopard is a carnivore
- Snow leopards are predators and hunts about 10 other animals
- Located in the high mountains of Central Asia, Also found in the Himalayas mountains of Tibet, Kush, Nepal, India and Bhutan
- Lives in the mountains
- Climate is polar
- They live in dens
Adaptation
- Snow leopards can see colors, camouflage fur for snow, They scrape their paws on the ground to warn others
- Snow leopards do not hibernate
Reasons for Endangerment
- Snow leopards are endangered because they are being hunted for there skin
- There bones, skin and organs are used for Asian medicine
- There habitats are being destroyed