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Snow leopard at Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
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The Persian leopard is one of the new animals at Nordens Ark and he's so beautiful. He is far
from shy and has been sitting pretty near the fence so that everyone can see him. It was kind of a challenge for me to get some good shots of him, because I didn't want the fence to be visible in the shot. I got a bit happy when he decided to go in to his little tree house - which is a bit away from the fence.
For some reason, I think he looks a bit like Ben Kingsley!
"The snow leopard, known and prized for its beautiful, thick fur, has a white, yellowish or soft gray coat with ringed spots of black on brown. The markings help camouflage it from prey. With their thick coats, heavy fur-lined tails and paws covered with fur, snow leopards are perfectly adapted to the cold and dry habitats in which they live."
Philadelphia Zoo, shot through plexiglass