What affects us affects cats
Snow leopards do not hunt in packs or groups. I could leave it there but I will add a bit more information about how this wonderful wild cat species hunts. They usually attack from above their prey. Their prey is often blue sheep, ibex, livestock, marmots and smaller prey such as rodents and game …
This is an easy question to answer. When you watch a snow leopard hunting on the steep, 40°, rocky slopes of its high plains habitat and mountain landscapes you will see his/her tail swishing from side to side as a counterbalance to the cat’s sharp, twisting movements as he chases down a blue sheep, …
No, snow leopard don’t live in the arctic. No cats live in the arctic (arctic circle). Snow leopards live in Central Asia, thousands of miles from the Arctic. You can see where they live in detail by clicking on this link. That’s it! Not much more to say unless I start waffling and I …
I think that it is incorrect to say that snow leopards live in caves. However, snow leopard cubs are born in a secluded, sheltered den, often a cave or rock crevice. The mother will, it is reported, line the den with her soft belly fur. There is a record of a den found in …
Snow leopards do not hibernate or migrate. Not one of the 36 wild cat species hibernates or migrates. Not a single cat in the world hibernates or migrates! I don’t think I can be more explicit. They are simply not the sort of animal which does these things. That is not to say that …
Can snow leopards be domesticated? The answer is probably yes. Although, thankfully, you don’t see them as domesticated pets because they are impossible to find in the high plains and mountains of central Asia. Here are two quotes: “Snow leopards are known to become exceptionally tame and gentle in captivity, and they often form …
Here are some great camera trap photographs of the snow leopard. This is God’s country, in the high plains and mountains of Mongolia, Pakistan and China where this magnificent wild cat lives silently, unassumingly and beautifully in harmony with this cold, forbidding landscape. You get a real sense of what it is like up …
The wild cat species most likely to have the longest tails are those that live in trees or in areas where a mastery of balance is required because the tail assists in balance. I am therefore going to nominate three wild cat species who have the longest tails of all the wild cats and …
