Snow leopards are fascinating animals found in mountains throughout Asia. I have always been interested in these animals, and I decided to do some research on them. Snow leopards are large felines with gray, black, white and tan fur. On average, full grown snow leopards weigh about 75 pounds or about the weight of a couch, and are about 1 meter long not including the tail. These cats have been seen jumping lengths of up to 15 meters, or the length of 3 or 4 cars. Much like cheetahs, snow leopards are unable to roar, and yowl loudly instead. Unfortunately, these animals are endangered with less than 7000 in the wild. A big part of this is because of poachers who hunt these animals illegally for their fur, bones, and organs to sell. These animals are very interesting creatures, and I hope you’ve learned something new about them by reading this paragraph. As I have said, I’ve always been interested in snow leopards, and I hope I’ve sparked some sort of interest by writing about them here.

Sources:

Hillard, D., & Jackson, R. (2023). Snow leopard. In World Book Advanced.
https://www-worldbookonline-com.bc.idm.oclc.org/advanced/article?id=ar516840