Endangered Animals 

Today I,Tiger Girl am going to tell you all about an animal who is endangered. This animal is also has a long tail that provides balance and agility and also wraps around the resting snow leopard as protection from the cold. What is this animal you may ask? ITS A SNOW LEOPARD!!!!!! Here is a picture of this beautiful animal.

  Here are some facts about this wonderful creature: Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Their white-gray coat spotted with large black rosettes blends in perfectly with the steep and rocky mountains of Central Asia.

The snow leopard’s powerful build allows it to scale great steep slopes with ease. Its hind legs give the snow leopard the ability to leap six times the length of its body. A long tail provides balance and agility and also wraps around the resting snow leopard as protection from the cold.
For millennia, this magnificent cat was the king of the mountains. The mountains were rich with their prey such as blue sheep, Argali wild sheep, ibex, marmots, pikas and hares. Snow leopards are found in 12 countries—including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia—but their population is dropping.
Map data provided by IUCN.

• Places
  Eastern Himalayas, Yangtze
• Habitats
  Mountains 

  Snow Leopard Cubs a Sign of Hope

  Camera trap images of two snow leopard cubs tussling and tumbling in eastern Russia indicate a potential resurgence of a once-decimated population.

  
  

  

  Why They Matter

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    The snow leopard is highly elusive and an exact count is hard to come by. There are believed to be fewer than 7,000 in the wild and these numbers continue to decline. Snow leopards are symbols for the wild places they inhabit. As a top predator, their presence is an important indicator of the health of their environment.
    

    Why They Matter

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      © National Geographic Stock/Steve Winter/WWF
      The snow leopard is highly elusive and an exact count is hard to come by. There are believed to be fewer than 7,000 in the wild and these numbers continue to decline. Snow leopards are symbols for the wild places they inhabit. As a top predator, their presence is an important indicator of the health of their environment.

    thank you WWF!!!!
    
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