Snow LeopardSnow Leopard

By Taylor Fjerestad

ClassificationClassification

• Kingdom-Animilia

• Phylum-Chordate

• Class-Mammalia

• Order-Carnivora

• Family-Feildae

• Genus-Panthera

• Species-Panthera Unica

DimensionsDimensions

• Shape-It is an oval shape with 4 legs and a tail

• Length- It is 75 to 130 inches not including tail

• Height- It is 3-4 feet if on all 4 paws and if it is standing up it is up to 62 inches

• Colors and markings- It is white colored with black spots on its body size of a golf ball

Where it livesWhere it lives

• It lives in parts of India, Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan

EnvironmentEnvironment

• It lives in the rugged snowy mountains in Russia

DietDiet

It is a carnivore, so it eats antelopes, sheep, mountain goats, hare, wild boars, deer, ect.

They can not eat a plant they are carnivores they only eat meat.

VideoVideo

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGikymKFlc&feature=related

Family LifeFamily Life

• The snow leopard has 2-3 babies at one time

• Gestation- 90-100 days • They are pregnant in the spring for 93-110

days • The mother takes care of them until they

are able to hunt for food and climb trees• Shelter- It goes in caves or it digs a den in

the snow for shelter

Social Behavior Social Behavior

• These creatures are very serene, and rarely attack or even get close to humans. They are nocturnal meaning they are active at night. They are usually only aggressive when attacked or when their cubs are threatened.

HistoryHistory

• The snow leopard was found in 1981

• The snow leopard is an endangered animal there are only 7500 left in the wild

Life spanLife span

• It can live up to 15-18 years in human years

Relationship to humansRelationship to humans

• Snow leopards do not eat or harm humans so snow leopards do not harm us humans on a regular basis

Facts Facts

• The snow leopard has the longest tail of all cats

• It cant make a deep roar like all the other big cats can

• It can leap up to thirty feet high

Sources Sources

• http://www.answers.com

• www.google.com

• www.snowleopard.org

• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard

• www.indiantiger.org