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__**Snow Leopard**__ The Snow Leopard is listed as endangered on the IUCN RED LIST.

in the mountains cliffs and ridges where it is cold and have a lot of protection
 * Climate-** The snow leopard lives in the Eastern Himalayas spreading from China to Russia


 * Food-** These big cats can kill big animals like blue sheep, wild deer and boar that are in the Himalayas but they also eat smaller animals like marmots ,hares and game birds


 * Reproduction -** When cubs are born usually 2 or 3 cubs are born ,the mom stays with the cubs until the cubs become more independent normally about 18-22 months after birth . The mother gives live birth and is pregnant for around 90 to 110 days


 * Threats-** poaching is very common especially because Snow Leopards have very rich fur and their bones are used to make a asian medicine.

Snow leopards have a really long tail that helps the snow leopard keep its balance and becomes a scarf to help warm the cat’s body during the night.

My animal is the Snow Leopard. The snow leopard climate is very could and high in the mountains. They live in the Eastern Himalayas through out china, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal and Russia in the mountains cliffs and ridges where it is cold and they have protection. These big cats can kill big animals like blue sheep that are in the Himalayas but they also eat smaller animals like marmots ,hares and game birds. When cubs are born usually 2 or 3 cubs are born ,the mom stays with the cubs until the cubs become more independent witch normally is about 18-22 months after birth. The mother gives live birth and is pregnant for around 90 to 110 days. A very common threat to the Leopard is Poaching especially because Snow Leopards fur sells for a lot of money. Also Snow Leopards have a really long tail that helps it keep its balance and becomes a scarf to help warm the cat’s body during the night.

The IUCN means International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The IUCN has a lot of information about all the endangered specie in the world. The IUCN take care of these animals.At THIS MOMENT THE IUCN list the Snow Leopard as a endangered animal. One big threat to the Snow Leopard is Poaching especially because Snow Leopards fur sells for a lot of money and people that live the locations where the snow leopard lives are very poor and they need the money. One group that is trying to save these great animals is The Snow Leopard Trust ,this groups mission is to set up sustaining long term programs and understanding all about these animals and why many more are dieing everyday.



__**THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP**__ - One thing that you and I can do to help save the beautiful Snow Leopard is to adopt. Adopting a Snow Leopard does not mean you have it as a pet ,but it means help the Snow Leopard Trust Fund ,witch is a organization that helps this endangered species. You can help these animals and set up research by just paying $10 a month to this organization .This money can save this animal one step at a time. To get this $10 a month you can start a lemonade stand in you neighborhood and tell people what this money is going to. Hopefully people have a loving heart that will be generous to donate money to save this big cat.

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