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Biliography: ~http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bishop_kayl/reproduction.htm ~http://www.defenders.org/snow-leopard/threats ~http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc_4zwhs0Eg/TiGmI2jcbqI/AAAAAAAAMHY/GJseG8o4VeY/s640/snow+leopard+20.jpg ~http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard/ ~http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-snow_leopard.html

=Snow Leopard=

> > //Where does it live//The Snow leopard lives in the mountains of Central Asia. Snow leopard habitat is rugged and remote > They eat Blue sheep and ibex. The annual prey consumption of a snow leopard in India’s Hemis National Park is 5 blue sheep, 9 Tibetan woolly hares, 25 marmots, 5 domestic goats, 1 domestic sheep and 15 birds." > > //Reproduction and// > A Snow Leopard's liter can range from 1-5 cubs. The mating season occurs usually in the late winter months between December and March. A normal snow leopard gestation period averages about 101 days. They give live birth. > > //Pictures:// > > > > > //Threat to your animal and IUCN Status// > The leopards are having trouble finding food. Due to the high demand for their coats, snow leopards are also illegally hunted for the fur trade. The pelts are a sought-after commodity in places like Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia where they are turned into coats and other garments.'' > IUCN status- Endangered
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 * //What// does it eat?
 * What is being done to help snow leopards
 * They are being put into wildlife parks to protect them from the poachers who want their fur and bones.
 * Snow Leopard Trust is a group helping them
 * You can symbolicly adopt an animal to help save them
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