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Marwell Wildlife, Hampshire UK
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the size of the global population is estimated at as few as 4,000 adults, of which only 2,500 individuals may reproduce in the wild. The animals are gradually being pushed out of their natural habitat due to destruction, livestock grazing, their prey being hunted by humans and other conflicts with people. Some have even fallen victim to landmines in northern Afghanistan.
Marwell Wildlife are successful members of the European Breeding Programme for the species.
This is my entry for the 6. Feline category in the 52 in 2014 Group.
The most secretive and elusive of the large carnivores, the leopard is also the shrewdest. Pound for pound, it is the strongest climber of the large cats and capable of killing prey larger than itself.
I feel like one of the super lucky ones to have had the opportunity to visit Africa on more than one occasion, and I hope to go back. Going back and starting to keyword all the memories come flooding back, one of the great things about photography. This leopard stood on this branch, took a nice yawn before taking this position. I like this shot the best because of its eyes.
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia), sometimes known as "ounce," is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The classification of this species has been subject to change and its exact taxonomic position will not be resolved until further studies are conducted.
It cannot roar, despite possessing an incomplete ossification of the hyoid bone. The presence of this ossification was previously thought to be essential for allowing the big cats to roar. However, new studies show that the ability to roar is due to other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the snow leopard.
The snow leopard's range in central and south Asia is rugged mountainous regions of approximately 1,230,000 square kilometers, which extends through 12 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The geographic distribution from the Hindukush in eastern Afghanistan and the Syr Darya through the mountains of Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan, Karakorum, Kashmir, Kunlun, and the Himalaya to southern Siberia, where the range covers the Russian Altai mountains, Sajan, Tannu-Ola mountains and the mountains to the west of Lake Baikal. In Mongolia it is found in the Mongolian and Gobi Altai and the Khangai Mountains. In Tibet it is found up to the Altyn-Tagh in the North
Greenville Zoo, Greenville, SC. HDR using 3 bracketed shots. Blurred vignette applied in Photoshop using Color Efex Pro 3.
We got quite lucky with this leopard – it moved right up to our vehicle. Here, it is examining our vehicle, likely checking if we are food. It got to within 2-3 feet of our vehicle and circled around it, before going in a different direction.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
This Leopard was injured (although he or she looked splendid to me) and was being treated in a animal hospital in Kenya. The hospital was open to visitors becoming, in essence, a very unique zoo.
Male snow leopard (Ramil), Panthera uncia. Born June 14, 2012 at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, New York. Since October 2014, he has been living at the San Diego Zoo.