Snow leopards are amazingly rare and this was caught on 'Lost Land of the Tiger' (episode 3) by Gordon Buchanan.
The snow leopard is a solitary high-altitude hunter, but because of the relative scarcity of food at the great heights in frequents, it will often migrate with its prey. The size of this animal is big but also small, the length is 1.2-1.5m, the tail is about 90cm so that is almost a whole metre, that is quiet a long tail, and the weight is 25-75kg. The breeding season is towards end of winter; female comes on heat twice, the gestation is 98-103 days, the number of young is 2-5 cubs.
The lifestyle,habit is solitary, due to scarcity of food and harsh terrain. Each snow leopard remains within its own very large territory. Their diet is wild sheep, and goats, deer,wild boar, small mammals and some birds so quiet a big diet. Their lifespan is 20 yrs in captivity.
Their related species: there are four other species in the genus panthera: the lion, the leopard, the tiger and the jaguar. Their summer coat turn darker, in the winter the spats on a snow leopard's fur are arranged in distinct rows. they are round and charcoal grey, set against a light grey to yellowish background, which grows paler in winter months.
Their face: High eye placement allows the animal to stay low behind cover when stalking its victim.
Their paws: Large paws are protected from both heat and cold by thick cushions of hair
Their hind legs: Immensely strong back legs allow leaps of up to 15m, useful for taking prey unawares.
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