Snow Leopards
Are an endangered speicies
Facts
- Found on eroded Mnt. in central Asia
- only 4,00-6,500 Snow Leopards alive in the iwld
found in these 12 countries
Snow Leopard cubs
young leave mother around 2 years old. their round small ears reduce heat loss
Adult Snow Leopard
adult snow leopards weigh 35-55 kg (77-121 lbs)
Baby Snow Leopard
Mothers provide food&shelter for young until they are old enough to survive
Prey
- eats mostly large wild goats and blue sheep
- takes 3-4 days to consume there prey
-hunts large animal every 8-10 days
-sometimes eats grass/twigs
Physical Features
- males are 30%larger than females
- can only be found different genders by size
- legs can excel them up to 30 ft in a single leap (6 x body length)
-thick tail used as a scarf
-fuzzy thick fur
-hair grows in colder seasons
communication
_ to say where they are they leave markings they will scrape the snow with legs or urinate on rocks
Behavior
there has never been a reported atack of a snow leopard but they might aggresive with two males
Threats
Roaching
Retribution killings
loss of habitat and prey
mining
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