Snow leopards are carnivores and highly skilled hunters with a diet that primarily consists of wild prey such as wild sheep, goats and deer. One of their main prey species is the blue sheep ...
Contemporary snow leopards are rare — and fossils of their ancient ancestors are even more scarce. Researchers have now identified and examined million-year-old bones of the big cat and have come to ...
diet and environment. Clouded leopards are medium-sized wildcats, smaller than their more famous cousins (tigers and snow leopards), but they pack an incredible amount of power and agility into ...
Researchers genetically analyzed snow leopard scat originally collected by WWF to assess leopard diet in 2 national parks. The team, part-funded by WWF’s Living Himalayas initiative, were able to ...
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are in serious danger of extinction, with only about 4,000 specimens remaining. They are medium to large felids that live at high altitudes, over 2,000 meters above ...