Females will live in a territory covering about 48 square miles. Males will live in a territory covering 80 square miles. Snow leopards usually live alone, except for mothers and their cubs. A snow leopard's head is relatively small with a short muzzle and domed forehead, but it has large nasal cavities (nose holes) to help it breathe at high altitudes. A snow leopard's tail helps it keep its balance and also acts as a blanket with extra fur and fat to keep its face warm when it curls up to sleep. A snow leopard has wide feed that act as snowshoes to keep it from sinking into the snow and to help it travel through rough terrain. All of these features help keep the snow leopard from losing body heat. It has short round ears and fur on the underside of its paws. Snow leopards hunt animals ranging in size from small birds or mammals to animals as big as a camel or a horse! Where do snow leopards live?Ī snow leopard has a stocky bod with short legs and thick fur. That means they are meat eaters, but they also will eat plants. Its tail is an additional 31 to 39 inches long.
A snow leopard measures 30 to 60 inches from its head to the base of its tail. That's about the same weight as a Golden Retriever. How big is a snow leopard?Ī snow leopard weighs 59 to 121 pounds. In fact, there may only be 4,000 to 8,000 leopards left in the world. That means there are only a limited number of snow leopards left in the wild.
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