Habitat In high mountainous areas Found in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia,...
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SNOW LEOPARDSCIENTIFIC NAME: PANTHERA UNCIA
Habitat
In high mountainous areasFound in Central Asia, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, and China cold, rugged mountains
Diet and Size
eat wild sheep/goats, rodents , hares, snowcock, horses ,and young yaks
kill prey that is 3 times its weight
take 3 or 4 days to consume a sheep or goat
Eat smaller animals especially in summer months
Kills large animals twice monthly on average
height: 2ft at shoulders
Length: 6-7.5 ft Weight: 77-120 lbs Females are about
30% smaller than males
Life span in wild is hard to determine but they have lasted up to 21 years in captivity
Reproduction
They are pregnant for 93 to 110 days and usually have 2 to 3 cubs a litter
There mating season is from January to mid-March and the males and females are only together for a short time after mating
Housing and Climate Requirements
climate has to be cold and snowy
Housing has to be in snowy mountain area in like trees and stuff
Other Facts
They don’t travel in groups or packs they travel independently
They are endangered because they are over hunted for their fur and organs
There is about 6,000 left in the world U can adopt one which saves them from
becoming extinct
WWW.PREDATORCONSERVATION.COM
WWW.DEFENDERS.ORG
Works Citied
5 question quiz
1 How many cubs does one snow leopard usually have per litter?2. Why are snow leopards being hunted?3. Do they travel together or in a pack4.what is the scientific name of the snow leopard?5. How long is a snow leopard pregnant?