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Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia
head and body 41 inches, tail 35 inches,
weight 100-150 pounds |
| Often called the Ounce, this cat has a dense, smoke-gray, wooly coat.
There is a yellow tinge on the flanks and pale yellow on the belly. Blurred
rosettes cover the body, and there are round round black spots on the head. |
| Habitat: High
mountains, above the tree line. |
| Habits: Hunts
by day. Terrestrial. |
| Prey: Mammals
up to the size of small deer, large birds. |
| Distribution: Himalayas,
Tibet, Kashmir. |
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