Snow Leopard
(Uncia uncia)
*Length medium to
large-sized relative to other big cats
*Weight 77 - 121
lbs.
*Height
*Life span in wild
*Range Central Asia in the
countries of
Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
(though
research has shown that they have already disappeared from some areas
within this range)
*Habitat mountians
*Litter
*Coloring white to
smokey-gray fur tinged with yellow and patterned with dark-gray to
black rosettes and spots
*Other
LINKS TO SOME INFORMATIVE SITES
International
Snow Leopard Trust
dedicated to the conservation of the endangered snow leopard and its
mountain ecosystem.
Kids
Planet - Snow Leopard -
Snow Leopard
Conservancy - dedicated to demonstrating innovative measures become
effective stewards of endangered snow leopards, their prey and habitat.
This page last updated 2/11/2004