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Snow leapords (scientific name: (Panthera uncia), What eats them? (Snow…
Snow leapords
scientific name:
Panthera uncia
What eats them?
No animal eats snow leopards but humans kill them for fur and bones
Snow leopards are at the top of the food chain just under humans
https://prezi.com/i2tgqjcqq0qy/snow-leopard-food-web/
Endangered
Why are they endangered?
Humans are a second reason that snow leopards are endangered. Humans have pushed ever further with their livestock into the snow leopard's habitat. Overgrazing damages the fragile mountain grasslands, leaving less food for the wild sheep and goats that are the snow leopard's main prey.
Circle of Life
How much snow leoperd adults weigh?
32 KG! Adult
Where they live?
They are insulated by thick hair, and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes. Snow leopards have powerful legs and are tremendous leapers, able to jump as far as 50 feet. They use their long tails for balance and as blankets to cover sensitive body parts against the severe mountain chill.
Lengh
1.1 m Adult
what do they eat?
Snow leopards eat almost anything they can catch, often hunting animals three times their size. Their main sources of food include wild sheep and goats, pikas, hares, and game birds. In the summer, they eat mostly smaller prey, such as marmots.
There habbat
Snow leopards are found at altitudes between 9,800 and 17,000 feet in the high, rugged mountains of Central Asia. Their range spans from Afghanistan to Kazakstan and Russia in the north to India and China in the east. China contains about 60% of snow leopard habitat.
How snow leopards defend themself
Snow leopards protect themselves using their claws, teeth and camouflage. They are categorized among the various species of large cats and are some of the most unique since they are able to feed on other animals as well as plants.
