SNOW LEOPARDS
How a Snow Leopard Looks? *The Snow Leopard is about 2 feet of the ground and 6-7.5 feet long (2 feet are the tail) *They have a wide nose, two large eyes and two small ears *The Snow Leopard has a long thick tail, large paws, and four short strong legs *They have whiteish-gray fur with black spots all over
Snow Leopard Babies *The Snow Leopards mating season is usually between January and mid March *The female Snow Leopard is most of the time pregnant for about 3-31/2 months *A normal Snow Leopard is pregnant with 2-3 cubs at a time *Females gives birth in rocky dens high mountains
Where the snow leopard lives *the snow leopard lives in the hights mountains of Central Asia *they roam the small forest and cliffs of mountainsides
Snow Leopard Enemies *Snow Leopards do not have natural enemies *Just like other big cats, hunters are the only enemy to a Snow Leopard *Day after day the Snow Leopard has less food and less places to hide *Snow Leopard are slowly dieing out *There is only about 7,000 Snow Leopards in the wild and 500 in zoo's
Why Hunters Kill Snow Leopards? *One reason why hunters kill Snow Leopards is so they can make coats out of there beautiful fur *They also hunt Snow Leopards for their bones
What the Snow Leopard Eats? *The Snow Leopard mainly eats wild sheep, wild pigs, and deer *They also eat any other animal they can get there sticky little paws on
Where the Snow Leopard Lives? *The Snow Leopard lives in only the highest mountains of central Asia *They roam the high cliffs of mountain sides *the snow leopard lives in only the highest mountains of central Asia *they roam the high cliffs of mountainsides Central Asia
How We Can Save Snow Leopards? *Many countries are working on saving snow leopards *Also many zoos are trying to breed snow leopards to help increase how many snow leopards there are
RECOURCES web recources www.defenders.org www.Nationalgeographic.com pictures from: www.worldwildlifefund.com www.animal-backrounds.com www.backyardchickens.com
Created By: Carlie