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DID YOU KNOW
MY FAMILYCHARACTERISTICS
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Snow leopards like me can be found in twelve countries across central Asia, usually in the mountainous areas of the Himalayas.wwf.org.uk/wildlife/snow_leopard/
SNOW LEOPARD
Female snow leopards give birth to a litter size of two to three cubs, which are born with black spots. I become independent from my mother at over two years old. As an adult I tend to live and hunt alone.
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Hi, I am the snow leopard, one of the world’s most mysterious cats.Read on to discover more interesting facts about me.
• Mythicktailisusedforbalanceandcanbewrapped around my body for warmth.
• Mycoatisawhitetosmokey-greycolour,withpatterned dark-grey to black rosettes and spots.
• Iweighbetween22-52kg.
• Myshortforelimbsandlonghindlimbsenablemeto move quickly in my steep and rocky habitat
• Iamextremelyagileandasuperbjumper.Icanspring and pounce on prey up to 15m away!
WEAR IT WILD
Watch footage of me:
WhereI live
My beautiful spotted coats change with the seasons – from a background of thick, white fur to keep me warm and camouflaged in winter, to
a fine yellow-grey coat in the summer.
Snow leopard territory
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EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EW
VULNERABLE
VU
DATADEFICIENT
DD
NOT EVALUATED
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EXTINCT
EX
LEAST CONCERN
LC
NEARTHREATENED
NT
ENDANGERED
EN
CRITICALLYENDANGERED
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EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EW
ENDANGERED
EN
VULNERABLE
VU
DATADEFICIENT
DD
NOT EVALUATED
NE
EXTINCT
EX
LEAST CONCERN
LC
CRITICALLYENDANGERED
CR
NEARTHREATENED
NT
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EW
ENDANGERED
EN
DATADEFICIENT
DD
NOT EVALUATED
NE
EXTINCT
EX
LEAST CONCERN
LC
NEARTHREATENED
NT
CRITICALLYENDANGERED
CR
VULNERABLE
VU
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EW
ENDANGERED
EN
VULNERABLE
VU
DATADEFICIENT
DD
NOT EVALUATED
NE
EXTINCT
EX
LEAST CONCERN
LC
NEARTHREATENED
NT
CRITICALLYENDANGERED
CR
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EW
ENDANGERED
EN
VULNERABLE
VU
DATADEFICIENT
DD
NOT EVALUATED
NE
EXTINCT
EX
CRITICALLYENDANGERED
CR
LEASTCONCERN
LC
NEARTHREATENED
NT
IamclassifiedasEndangered on the IUCN Red List.
STATUSMynaturalpreyhasbeenhuntedandpushedoutofmyhabitat,asaresultIhaveless prey to feed on and my population has suffered and declined. I will turn to farmers’ animals for food but this angers them and results in them hunting us.
Myfurishighlyprizedandthereisanincreasingdemandformybonesintraditional Asian medicine.
Overthepast20years,myspecieshavedeclinedbyatleast20%.Itisestimatedtherearearoundapproximately4,000to6,500individualsremaining.
DID YOU KNOWFEEDING
CLASSIFICATION
• Mypreyincludemountainsheepandgoatsthatsharemyhabitat.
• Iusuallyhuntatdawnanddusk.
• I’mastrongpredator,abletokillpreyuptothreetimesmyownweight.
Unlike other big cats - like lions and tigers - I can’t roar.
