Snow+leopard

may live up to 20 years old in captivity life.
**1 . Eye cell.** **2 . Body cell.** 4 . Fur cell. ** **5 . ** ** Bone cells. 6 . Brain cell. 7 . Bood cell. 8 . Clow cell. ** A n attractive large cat, the beaty of its pelt has contributed to its decline throughout its range. **
 * 3 . C ells contain 38 chromosomes.

**This helps the snow lepered walk on deep sonw levels.**
 * J ust like snow shoes, the snow leopard 's large paws help it walk on snow . **





.Snow lpards have a head-body length of up to five feet (1.5 m) with a thick, bushy tail adding another three feet (1.0 m).

.Males igh 100-120 pounds (45-54 kg) and are 30% larger than females. Females weigh 60-88 pounds (27-40 kg).

.Their fur is a smoky gray with a tinge of yellow on the edges with dark gray rosettes on the upper body in an indistinct pattern. They have white fur on the belly, chest and chin areas.

.Thave a small head, heavy brow and short ears.

===** The snow leopard's prey include wild sheep such as Bharal, the blue sheep, wild boar, gazelles, hares, Fennec Fox, markhor, bobak, tahr, marmots, mice and deer. They stalk their prey and usually spring from a distance of 20 to 50 feet. **===

mountains of Tibet, Nepal, India, and Bhutan; Pakistan’s Karakorum and Hindu Kush; the high mountain ranges of Afghanistan **
 * Snow leopards are found in the mountains of Central Asia. Their range includes the Himalayan



** In the wild somtimes ** ** Sheep, ibex, musk deer as well as marmots, hares, birds, rodents and sometimes ** **Snow leopards are solitary except during mating and females with cubs. Snow leopard territories overlap** **without conflict.**
 * domestic livestock. **