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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.
Able to leap 50 feet in a single bound, the endangered snow leopard roams a 100 square mile range in the Himalayan and Tibetan mountains. It's sad to see them in these very limited enclosures. This was shot through wet glass which had recently been hosed down.
SNOW LEOPARD (uncia uncia)
Schneeleopard | Léopard des neiges | Leopardo delle nevi.
Djamila is a real beauty!
©Photo by MADELEINE BIANCHI of SKATETRIX SPORT COMPANY
The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with roughly 30-40 individuals remaining in the wild. Habitat loss and hunting (for trophies and use in traditional medicines) are the biggest threats to Amur leopards in the wild.
The Amur leopard has been a protected species in Russia since 1956, but poaching is still a problem. Conservation efforts in the wild for these animals include anti-poaching patrols, customs control, fighting forest fires, environmental education programmes and working closely with local communities.
Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.
This is Tang - the beautiful 15 year-old snow leopard at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She was actually fairly close - it is hit or miss with her, since she usually sleeps way high up on the rocks. Needless to say, I was thrilled to see her, although I could not get her to look at the camera - silly cat!
SNOW LEOPARD (uncia uncia) | Schneeleopard | Léopard des neiges | Leopardo delle nevi
Snow leopards live between 3,000 and 5,500 metres (9,800 and 18,000 ft) above sea level in the rocky mountain ranges of Central Asia. It has been estimated that between 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards exist in the wild and between 600 and 700 in zoos worldwide.
The Snow Leopard is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN red list!
these images are of the same leopard in Yala national park.Leopards in Sri Lanka are diurnal,have a darker coat and are larger than their counterparts both in India and Africa
Photo of a Leopard taken while on a day out the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Nr Doncaster
Taken using a Nikon D7100 and Sigma 120.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens
December 2013. We thought we 4 had lucked-out to have this beauty all to ourselves for half an hour but our pleasure was doubled when a 2nd Leopard appeared and they began to play. Our guide told us that they were nearly independant cubs, This one is looking well-fed.