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Snow leopard

Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Pantherinae
Species : Uncia uncia

The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) or Ounce

While the leopard and the snow leopard share the same broken-spot markings, the rosettes of the snow leopard are different, more like a jaguar, which lives in South America. Its fur is both woolly and long, this serves as protection against the extreme harshness of the cold.The coloration of the Snow Leopard is smoky gray, with a sprinkling of yellow and brown at the sides. They have white fur on the chest and belly, while the head has tiny ears. Snow Leopards could reach 1.3m and weigh up to 70 kgs. Its proportionally long tail, is used to balance itself when traversing through steep, high and rocky terrain.
Ordinarily, it lives at elevations ranging from 2000m to 4000m, but to find one at lower heights is not impossible. A Snow Leopard could live in valley ridges, mountain passes and rocky outcrops.



The Snow Leopard is active during the twilight hours. Its diet consists of Bharal (it is a kind of sheep), Markhor, goats, ibex, musk deers, birds, hares, marmots and other small rodents. Snow leopards often hunt alone, but then again, they hunt in pairs if the prey is too large. One would stalk the target, while the partner would go for the kill. It can defeat an animal thrice its size.

The newborns are born during the spring, the litter size ranges from 1 to 4, the average is actually two. These young come out after a gestation of around 100 days.

Interesting fact: The snow leopard can jump as far as 14 meters (46 feet).

Picture of the snow leopard by Bernard Landgraf, licensed under GFDL

Range map of the snow leopard by Laurascudder, licensed under GFDL

Facts about the snow leopard

But, the Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) is endangered only in the one of the two countries named Uzbelstan.

Along with this camouflage, small numbers and secretive habits, the snow leopard is very hard to study in the wild.

Snow leopards are predominately nocturnal or crepuscular, with most activity in the early morning and twilight hours, although they are occasionally observed during the day.

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The snow leopard is sparcely distributed throughout the rocky alpine habits of the Central Asian mountains: the Himalayas of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet; Kasakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia of the former Soviet Union; The Republic of China and into the Mongolian Republic and high ranges of Afghanistan.

sharing its name with the common leopard, the snow leopard is not believed to be closely related to the Leopard or the other members of the Pantherine group and is classified as the sole member of (Full text)

The Snow Leopard or Ounce (Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. (Full text)

Habitat and Distribution The snow leopard is found in Central Asia from northwestern China and the Himalayas in (Full text)

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The true length of an average snow leopard is 3-4 feet. (Full text)

Species: The Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) -- Uncia is the Latinized (Full text)

Printouts Snow Leopards are solitary wild cats that live in the snowy central mountains of Asia. (Full text)

Though the snow leopard is considered a "Big Cat", it is noticeably smaller than the other big cats with the average male only weighing about 50 kg. (Full text)

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Snow leopards are most active in the early morning and late afternoon. (Full text)

The snow leopard is 47 to 59 inches in length, while its tail is 31 to 39 inches long. (Full text)

uncia Binomial name Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775) The Snow Leopard or Ounce (Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. (Full text)

Meat-eating snow leopards are fed a ground meat diet for carnivores on most days, but get a rabbit or sheep carcass twice a week. (Full text)

Even the remote sanctuary of the rare snow leopard (panthera uncia uncia) is endangered. (Full text)

The Snow Leopards are also called the Ounce. (Full text)

Urgent and decisive action must be taken if Snow Leopards are going to survive into the 21st century. (Full text)

Snow leopards are considered medium-sized cats, standing about 24 inches at the shoulder and weighing 60-120 lbs. (Full text)

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