The snow leopard does not purr. However, it depends on your interpretation of what a purr should sound like. I know that people have different ideas about this feline vocalisation and therefore the sound is elastic in terms of its … Continue reading →
Yes, zoo animals can get Covid from zookeepers, the people who look after the animals. The virus travels through a circuitous route. It seems that humans contracted the virus from an animal in a wet market in Wuhan, China, initially, … Continue reading →
Whereas there are well-known man-eating leopards, lions and tigers, you never hear about man-eating snow leopards. It just isn’t reported and it is difficult to imagine the rather mild-mannered, retiring snow leopard indulging themselves in man-eating habits. It doesn’t happen, … Continue reading →
As usual, it depends on whether a snow leopard is living in captivity or in the wild. The average lifespan of females in captivity is 9.6 years according to the International Pedigree Book of Snow Leopards written by T O’Connor … Continue reading →
I am referring to wild cat species and secondly there is no cat species which only lives in the snow all the time. I guess that is common sense but the wild cat species listed, of which there are 12, … Continue reading →
The snow leopard lives in the far north of India in relatively small areas of the country and in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh as shown on the map below: The annotations … Continue reading →
No, snow leopards don’t live in Antartica. They live thousands of miles from Antarctica as the map below shows you. Think of the high plains of the Plateau of Tibet and the cold mountains of Mongolia. These are the sort … Continue reading →
If you are a cat guardian and have a domestic cat companion you will know what snow leopard cubs do for fun. Snow leopard kittens and young adults play with each other and objects in exactly the same way that … Continue reading →
Wow, this is a classy photograph and I am very demanding when it comes to standards in photography. I think this is the best snow leopard photograph I have seen. It shows us the cold, rocky, harsh landscape in which … Continue reading →
“In the wild and in captivity, most young are born in May and June, following a gestation period of 94 to 103 days.” The verbatim quote is from Mel and Fiona Sunquist’s premier book on the wild cat species, Wild … Continue reading →
