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SNOW LEOPARD FACTS **
 * Research 75 facts with sources:

__some links I used to get the facts http://www.kewa.org/leo.htmlhttp://www.buzzle.com/articles/-about-the-snow-leopards.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/snow_leopardshttp://dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/snowleopards.htm book resource:national Geographic for kids page 27__ *the head and body length is 47-59 inches at three months and more.
 * there tail is 31-39 inches long
 * they have a soft grey coat
 * There head and limbs are marked with solid black spots.
 * habitat is mountain steppes and coniferous in winter
 * the forest scrub at high altitudes (5900-18000)
 * they move to meadows and rocky areas during the summer
 * have a broad home range covering 100 square miles
 * since the lack of abundant prey* eat wild sheep
 * Also eat wild boar gazelles hares and more
 * stalk there prey in spring distance of 20 to 50 feet
 * solitary creatures only in breeding season
 * they do not roar
 * nocturnal
 * active in early morning,late night
 * den in rocky caverns and crevices
 * breeding season in usually January-May
 * gestation lasting 98-103 days
 * female will give birth one to four young in the spring
 * the young open their eyes at 7-9 days
 * the babies eat solid food at 2 mouths and follow mother on hunts
 * cubs remain with mother their 1st winter
 * population rare due to demand for skins
 * illegal to trade snow leopard fur threatens their existence
 * estimated 3,000-10,000 are left in wild
 * 370 are in captivity
 * lived 15 years in captivity
 * they live in a place in central Asia
 * Also in rugged mountains of Afghanistan,india,tibet,bhutan
 * in the cat family
 * creatures and descendantsof the panthers
 * known for beautiful for*an endangered species
 * large cat weighs around 35to55 kilograms
 * have beautiful tails that are really furry*kingdom is animalia
 * the classification of species subject to change
 * hyoid bone
 * body length ranges from 74-130cm tail is same length
 * thick fur
 * adaptations for living in a cold mountains
 * ears are small and rounded
 * bodys are stocky
 * feet are wide
 * having wide feet distributes their weight better for walking in snow
 * fur on undersides
 * tails are flexable
 * taxonomists included the snow leopard in the genus panther
 * they live in pakistan
 * there was a tiny snow leopard that looked for his mother waiting for her to come back but she never did cause she was killed by a hunter *the mothers cubs were helpless and alone without care it was doomed to starve
 * a passing herd of people found the cub
 * Now the cub is safe at a zoo
 * they only socialize during mating season
 * litter of snow leopards have up to 1 to 5 cubs
 * wild sheep are there diet
 * there status is endangered
 * total wild population estimated at between 4,100
 * Afghanistan has 50,000*bhutan has 15,000
 * china has 1,100,000
 * india has 75,000
 * kazakhstn 50,000
 * kyrgyz republic 105,000
 * mongolia 101,000
 * nepal 30,000
 * pakistan 80,000
 * tajikistan 100,000
 * uzbekistan 10,000
 * snow leopards are not that related to leopards
 * they are not related to the panthers too
 * life span is 15-18 years
 * the cubs are born in the spring.
 * spotted
 * dangerous if you attack them
 * white and black
 * they only live in the wild
 * summer is not there thing

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feet are wide
|| **Life Cycle lived 15 years in captivity

life span is 15-18 years ** ||  || **Growth body length ranges from 74-130cm tail is same length ** ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   || small ears ||   ||   ||   ||   || **Problems  ** || there was a tiny snow leopard that looked for his mother waiting for her to come back but she never did cause she was killed by a hunte ||  ||   ||   ||   || **Diet wild sheep are there diet ** ||  || **Predators / Prey hunters are there predators
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there prey are wild sheep and smaller animals ** || family groups

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litter of snow leopards have up to 1 to 5 cubs ||   ||   || **Relatives

they are not related to leopards or panthers to leopards ** ||  || this is the rest of the chart! || this is the rest of the chart!

have spots nocturnal thick fur ears are small and rounded feet are wide life span is 15-18 years lived 15 years in captivity body length ranges from 74 - 130 cm tail is same length there was a tiny snow leopard that looked for his mother waiting for her to come back but she never did cause she was killed by a hunter hunters are there predators there prey are wild sheep and smaller animals litter of snow leopards have up to 1 to 5 cubs they are not related to leopards or panthers 370 are in captivity large cat weighs around 35 to 55 kilograms hyoid bone fur on undersides white and black dangerous if you attack them tails are flexible known for beautiful for an endangered species kingdom is animalia Also live in rugged mountains of Afghanistan,india,tibet,bhutan and more. cubs remain with mother their 1st winter population rare due to demand for skins in the cat family have beautiful tails that are really furry they live in a place in central Asia population is rare for there skins the young open their eyes at 7-9 days creatures and descendants of the panthers taxonomists included the snow leopard in the genus panther wild sheep are there diet there status is endangered dangerous if you attack them they only live in the wild the cubs are born in the spring wild sheep are there diet body’s are stocky adaptations for living in a cold mountains the classification of species subject to change the babies eat solid food at 2 mouths and follow mother on hunts at three months there tail is 31-39 inches long the forest scrub at high altitudes (5900-18000) they move to meadows and rocky areas during the summer have a broad home range covering 100 square miles habitat is mountain steppes and coniferous in winter they have a soft grey coat solitary creatures only in breeding season having wide feet distributes their weight better for walking in snow they only socialize during mating season



Hello how are you to day and welcome to bballs interview with animals. I am going to interview with one of my favorite animals today and that is the snow leopard! Welcome snow leopard how are you today " I am doing fine how about you" I'm doing great alright let start.

 Question: Are you related to the leopard,  Answer: no I am not  Question:how many snow leopards do you have at a time <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: I have up to five <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question: When you have a baby what are they called <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: they are called cubs.

<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question: how many snow leopards are in pakistan <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: about 80,000 <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question: What is the life span of your guys life <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: about 15-18 years. <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question: What time of the year are cubs born, <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: In the spring time <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question: now is your bone hyoid <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer: yes it is! <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> Question:Are you in the cat family <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Answer:Yes I am. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">

<span style="color: rgb(101, 0, 255);">Spotted Nocturnal Outstandingly small ears Warm is not there thing

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