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Snow Leopard scientific name: Panthera uncia

Snow Leopard scientific name: Panthera uncia. Habitat. In high mountainous areas Found 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

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Snow Leopard scientific name: Panthera uncia

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  1. Snow Leopardscientific name: Panthera uncia

  2. Habitat • In high mountainous areas • Found in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, and China • cold, rugged mountains

  3. 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

  4. Reproduction There mating season is from January to mid-March and the males and females are only together for a short time after mating They are pregnant for 93 to 110 days and usually have 2 to 3 cubs a litter

  5. Housing and Climate Requirements • climate has to be cold and snowy • Housing has to be in snowy mountain area in like trees and stuff

  6. 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

  7. Works Citied www.predatorconservation.comwww.defenders.org

  8. 5 question quiz1 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?

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