(Photo by Daniel Davis on flickr)

These beautiful northern cats are grey with spots and are known for their bushy fur and big paws. These cats are nothing like the sweet house cat you have at home because they are ferocious cats. Some snow leopards can grow up to two feet to the shoulders and six to seven point five feet long and weigh up to 120 lbs.! Snow leopards are extremely hard to find in the wild because they are mostly active at dusk and dawn. There are only 3,500 to 7,000 left in the wild and 600- 700 in zoo’s across the world. Leopards are carnivorous, there for the snow leopard hunts mainly large animals such as wild sheep and goats, but have been known to hunt small animals like rodents, hares, and game bids too. Snow leopards range around most of northern Asia in countries like Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan. 6o% of their population is in China while the other 40% live in other countries. Snow leopards like to live around steep cliff areas, rocky outcrops, and ravines. They live in small caves around these areas or in the mountains and line their nests with fur to keep themselves and their cubs warm, and for a soft area to sleep. Some facts that I am almost positive that will be interesting to you is that first off, while hunting prey, snow leopards can spring from 20 to 50 feet! Another cool fact about sow leopards is that their paws were built to be like snow shoes so that they don’t sink in thick snow in northern places like Russia. Over all, these cats are surely amazing and are a great show to applaud for!