Snow Leopard By Taylor Fjerestad

Classification Kingdom-Animilia Phylum-Chordate Class-Mammalia Order-Carnivora Family-Feildae Genus-Panthera Species-Panthera Unica

Dimensions Shape-It is an oval shape with 4 legs and a tail Length- It is 75 to 130 inches not including tail Height- It is 3-4 feet if on all 4 paws and if it is standing up it is up to 62 inches Colors and markings- It is white colored with black spots on its body size of a golf ball

Where it lives It lives in parts of India, Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan

Environment It lives in the rugged snowy mountains in Russia

Diet It is a carnivore, so it eats antelopes, sheep, mountain goats, hare, wild boars, deer, ect. They can not eat a plant they are carnivores they only eat meat.

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Family Life The snow leopard has 2-3 babies at one time Gestation days They are pregnant in the spring for days The mother takes care of them until they are able to hunt for food and climb trees Shelter- It goes in caves or it digs a den in the snow for shelter

Social Behavior These creatures are very serene, and rarely attack or even get close to humans. They are nocturnal meaning they are active at night. They are usually only aggressive when attacked or when their cubs are threatened.

History The snow leopard was found in 1981 The snow leopard is an endangered animal there are only 7500 left in the wild

Life span It can live up to years in human years

Relationship to humans Snow leopards do not eat or harm humans so snow leopards do not harm us humans on a regular basis

Facts The snow leopard has the longest tail of all cats It cant make a deep roar like all the other big cats can It can leap up to thirty feet high

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