snow leopards

Spotted Himalayan felines

Snow leopards is the plural of snow leopard, a large wild cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia.

Known for their thick white-gray fur with dark spots and long tails, they inhabit remote alpine terrain at high elevations: Snow leopards are rarely seen in the wild.

The species is endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.

Related

mountain goats · high altitude · big cat · ounce · alpine meadows · carnivore · ghost · spotted coat · tails · predator · mammal · Hindu Kush · endemic species · endangered · conservation efforts · camera trap · stealth · Tibetan Plateau

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Opposites
habitat climate

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New World big cats

African lions · tigers · lions · Bengal tigers · jungle cats

coat pattern

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Large striped felines

black panthers · zebras · lions · tabby cats · cougars

conservation status trajectory

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Unsocialized free-roaming felines

coyotes · white-tailed deer · invasive species · pigeons · raccoons

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G