Snow+Leopard

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 * Common name**: Snow Leopard
 * Scientific name**: Panthera Uncia
 * Habitat**: In the mountains where its cold.
 * Range**: The range is in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Tibet, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan,and Uzbekistan.
 * Physical Characteristics**:Snow leopards have white, yellowish, or smoky-gray fur patterned with dark gray and rosettes. They weigh between 77lbs-121lbs and stand 24in tall at the shoulder and measure 6 to 7.5 ft from their heads to the tip of their tails.Their average lifespan is up to 15 years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity.
 * Diet**: Their diet consists of wild sheep,goats,marmots,musk deer,pika,hares,birds,and domestic livestock.
 * Behavior and Adaptations**: The snow leopard use the spots on their fur to camouflage them from their prey. The snow leopard reproduces sexually.
 * Reproduction**: Snow leopards mate between December and March. Females give birth to one to five (normally between 2 to 3.) The cubs stay with their mother for at least a year.
 * Relationship to People**: We used to use them as food and use their fur for cloaks and trade.
 * Status**: The snow leopard is Endangered because of poaching.
 * History**: There are no noticeable ancestors.