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Physical Characteristics Snow Leopards have warm, thick coats of fluffy gray fur. Spots of dark gray with black rings on their coats. Snow Leopards grow to about the size of a large dog.

Behavioral Characteristics Snow leopards use their tails to help them balance. Snow leopards usually have two to four cubs at a time. During this time snow leopards teach their cubs how to hunt.

Habitat Cold mountain areas such as china and India. They also make their homes in Mongolia There are even snow leopards on Mt. Everest.

Food Preferences They prefer wild deer. They also prefer wild sheep.

Interesting Facts About six hundred snow leopards live in zoos around the world. When baby snow leopards are born they can fit into an adult humans hand.