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Snow Leopards at Marwell
Snow leopards are perfectly adapted to the snow covered mountains of central and southern Asia.
Our Roof of the World exhibit close to Tropical World will give you a sense of this terrain.
Designed to mimic the snow leopards’ natural habitat, it contains several caves and hides and is also planted with rhododendrons and alpine meadow plants similar to those found in the Himalayas.
We lay various scents throughout the enclosure to stimulate the snow leopards’ sense of smell which range from herbs, spices & essential oils to new branches, faeces or urine stained bedding from prey species. Even washing up liquid bubbles spark their interest.
Marwell has had snow leopards as part of its animal collection for 33 years and throughout this time they have bred well, producing many cubs for the European Endangered species breeding Programme (EEP). Our current pair has had two sets of cubs - two in 2011 and two in 2013.
Snow leopard adaptations include thick, insulating fur and an incredibly long tail – up to 1 metre in length! This balances the leopard when jumping across rocks and also wraps around the body and face to create extra warmth when the animal is resting. Their dappled grey coat gives excellent camouflage against rocks and snow – perfect when sneaking up on prey.
snow leopard / Schneeleopard / L'once (Panthera uncia), aussi appelée irbis, panthère des neiges ou léopard des neiges / Panthera uncia
Pictures from my book 'Centurio the little snow leopard'
Der Leopard ist eine Art aus der Familie der Katzen, die in Afrika und Asien verbreitet ist. Darüber hinaus kommt sie auch im Kaukasus und somit am äußersten Rande Europas vor. Der Leopard ist nach Tiger, Löwe und Jaguar die viertgrößte Großkatze.
Trying to find her spot to relax during the heat of the day. This spot was still too exposed from predators so she eventually moved on into the thicker bush. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
For me, this just turned out to be the best Leopard sighting yet. After a day long safari and after all the flora and fauna we were treated to at Yala, among them was a female Leopard and her two cubs, from a distance ofcourse, we saw her trying to hunt but the squirrel was just too fast. However satisfied at having witnessed that atleast, a close-up would've seemed greedy. Our greed paid off, we turned a corner and this stud was resting on a rock not more than 4 mtrs from us. 20 mins spent and we scooted after he growled at us!
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leopard (panthera pardus /macan tutul /macan dahan) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera, along with the tiger, lion, and jaguar. Leopards that are melanistic, either all-black or very dark in coloration, are known colloquially as black panthers.
@ salah satu murid asuhan sdri. golda dari perguruan bali safari and ocean park.