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2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt The Himalayas Tools of the Expedition Animal Facts The Team and more Finding Snow Leopards
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Snow leopards are found in this continent.
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What is Asia?
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Byantooroi has 100- year old poplar trees
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What is an oasis in the Gobi?
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The mighty conqueror who founded the Mongolian Empire, created a postal system, and made the first environmental laws.
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Who is Ghengis Khan?
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DAILY DOUBLE!
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Tughriks
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What is the Mongolian currency?
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Ulaan Baatar
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What is the Mongolian capitol?
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an electronic device used to track animals
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What is radio telemetry?
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This has 12 seats, a Jeep-like chassis, 2 big gas tanks and it is a Russian made vehicle used by the expedition team.
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What is a Furgon?
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This is easy to set up. It is a one room house made of wood and wool. It is a round, canvas- covered felt tent. Also known as this.
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What is a ger?
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This has a loop of cable that is set off by a spring that tightens on a cat’s leg. It is designed to keep the cat’s safety in mind.
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What is a trap?
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This is known as “GPS” – it is satellite signaling used to indicate where, and how high, the researchers are.
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What is a Global Positioning Unit?
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steep, cliffy, broken slopes
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What is a snow leopard’s habitat?
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an American woodchuck’s cousin
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What is a marmot?
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A huge black and white vulture with a black mask and long narrow wings – it resembles a great falcon
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What is a lamergeir?
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Aka: “the Gift from God” (Arabians) or “the ship of the desert” (Marco Polo)
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What is a camel?
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Vicuna, llama, alpaca, and guanaco
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What are 4 kinds of South American camels?
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The conservation director of the Snow Leopard Trust
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Who is Tom McCarthy?
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This person took photographs for this expedition.
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Who is Nic Bishop?
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Nadia, Kim Berger, Bayara, Munkho, Enkhe, and Sy
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Who are the members of the expedition team?
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“milk tea,” fried dough, white bread with butter, noodles with mutton
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What is a traditional Mongolian meal?
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This is a traditional quilted Mongolian robe of blue satin and was worn by Nadia’s grandmother
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What is a del?
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This is what an animal does to leave its scent as a message to other animals.
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What is spray?
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animal droppings (or poop) – important to researchers and used to gather data about animals
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What is scat?
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6 miles a day
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What is the average daily travel of a snow leopard?
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for their beautiful fur and for their bones (used for medicines)
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Why are snow leopards hunted?
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This was the first snow leopard found by Tom – a 95 pound snow leopard!
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Who is Red?
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