2. About the author
I like basically
anything with
action.
My favorite sport
is Baseball. My
favorite team is
The Minnesota
Twins. I have 5
cats.
3. Who Am I?
The Snow
Leopard is gray
and white. They
are rare for most
of their range.
An estimated
3,500-7,000 are
left in the wild
and 600-700 are
in zoos.
4. The Early Years
At 2 months cubs
eat their first solid
food. Cubs are
small and
helpless when
they are born
and don’t open
their eyes until 7
days old. Their
mating season is
January-mid-
March
5. Habitat Sweet Habitat
They prefer to
live in steep cliff
areas, rocky
outcrops, and
ravines. Their
habitat provides
them the
camouflage
they need to
pounce on prey.
6. What’s on the Menu?
The staples of a
Snow Leopard’s
diet consists of
wild sheep and
goats. They also
like to eat
rodents like
mice, rats, and
small
gophers.They
also eat hares
and game birds
like Quail and
pheasants.
7. Making Tracks
Their long and
powerful hind
limbs help them
jump up to 50
feet! They use
their tails for
balance and to
protect them
against severe
mountain chill.
8. Simply Irresistible
The Snow
Leopard's
survival threats
are poaching,
deforestation,
dam projects,
and loss of food
source caused
similar
environmental
pressures.
9. Where in the World?
These beautiful
creatures live in
central Asia.
Native to the
Central Asian
mountains, they
are a rare sight.
They are hunted
for fur and their
organs which is
used in
traditional
Chinese
medicine.
10. Did you know?
Female Snow
Leopards are
ready to
have their
cute, little
cubs by the
age of 2 or 3.
Males
become
sexually
mature by
the age of 4.
11. Internet list
http://www.defenders.org/wildli
fe_and_habitat/wildlife/snow
_leopard.php Slides 3-9
http://www.snowleopard.org/c
atfactsclassroom/catfacts/life
cycle For slide 10
