Snow Leopards

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SNOW LEOPARDS

• BY LUKE GOLLE

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LIFE CYCLE FACTS

• THE CUBS ARE BORN AROUND APRIL-JUNE
• THEY GET 1-5 CUBS WHEN GIVING BIRTH
• LIFE SPAN FOR SNOW LEOPARDS IS 15-22 YEARS
• GESTATION 3-3 ½ MONTHS
• QUESTIONWHEN DO THEY BECOME ADULTS
• SOURCE BRONX ZOO

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INHERITED TRAITS

• THEY INHERARIT THERE WHITE THICK FROM PARENTS
• THEY GET BLACK SPOTS TO
• SNOW LEOPARDS ARE RELATED TO CLOUDED LEOPARDS
• QUESTION
• HOW DOES A BABY STAY WARM WITHOUT FUR?
• SOURCESBRONX ZOO ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA

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HABITAT FACTS

• AROUND HIGH MOUNTAINS
• LIVE IN ROCKY CAVERNS
• SOMETIMES ON SNOWY GRASSLANDS
• RANGE CENTRAL ASIA AND RUSSIA
• SNOWY OWLS AROUND HIGH MOUNTAINS
• SOURCESBRONX ZOO/DEFENDERS.ORG
• QUESTION ARE THERE OTHER COUNTRIES SNOW LEOPARDS
  LIVE ?

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ADAPTATIONS

1. HAVE LONG AND STRONG LEGS FOR RUNNING FROM
   PREDATORS
2. HAS WHITE BLACK FUR TO CAMOFLAUGEE
3. ACT SHY SO PREDATORS
4. HAVE POWERFUL LIMBS
5. QUESTIONHOW POWERFUL ARE THERE LIMBS
6. SOURCESNATIONAL GEOGRPHIC/DEFENDERS.ORG/ALASKA
   ZOO

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THESE ARE 2 WAYS SNOW LEOPARDS HELP HUMANS AND
CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HUMANS

• THEY MIGHT KILL FARM ANIMALS
• SNOW LEOPARDS HAVE MEDICINE FOR CHINESE DISEASE
• SOURCE WCS.ORG
• QUESTIONWHY DO THEY USE THEIR BODY

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FUN FACTS

• SCIENTIFIC NAME IS UNCIA UNCIA
• CAN LEAP 20-50 FEET WIDE
• SNOW LEOPARDS DONT ROAR
• SNOW AND CLOUDED LEOPARDS ARE RELATED
• EAT ANIMALS 4X THEIR SIZE AND WEIGHT
• BONES USED FOR CHINESE MEDICINE