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Title: Snow leopard


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Snow leopard
By Chelsea Ward
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How long do snow leopards live?
  • Snow leopards can live for up to 21 years.
  • Snow leopards have their babies in the spring,
    and spend their 1st winter with them, before they
    leave and find their own homes.

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Where do snow leopards live?
  • Snow leopards live in the Himalayas, in the
    Indian mountains, where it is very cold and in
    southern, eastern and central Asia.

Asia
Himalayas
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Becoming exctinct?
  • Snow leopards are endangered. They are illegally
    hunted for their beautiful warm fur and their
    organs, for Chinese medicine.
  • There are estimated to be about 4000 7500 Snow
    leopards left in the wild.

A snow Leopard
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Fun facts
  • Snow leopards can live for up to 21 years.
  • Snow leopards live in central, southern and
    eastern Asia.
  • Snow leopards can catch prey 3 times their own
    size and weight.
  • In the winter, the snow leopards fur gets thicker.

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  • Snow leopards are 100 130cm tall when on 2
    paws. Their tail is 80 100cm long. Their
    shoulder height is 60cm and a males weight is 45
    55kg and a females weight is 35 40kg.

How big are snow leopards?
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How has the snow leopard adapted to living in its
habitat?
The snow leopard has adapted thick fur to protect
itself from the cold.
The snow leopard has adapted to having short
limbs for climbing.
The snow leopard has adapted large paws to act as
shoes.
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What do snow leopards eat?
  • Snow leopards eat yak, asses, wild sheep, goat,
    marmats, pikas, hares and birds.

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Pictures of snow leopard
Big paws
A baby snow leopard
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