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Snow Leopard
BASIC FACTS ABOUT SNOW LEOPARDS
The snow leopard, known for its beautiful, thick fur, has a white, yellowish or soft gray coat with ringed spots of black on brown. The markings help camouflage it from prey. With their thick coats, heavy fur-lined tails and paws covered with fur, snow leopards are perfectly adapted to the cold and dry habitats in which they live...
Diet
Snow leopards primarily hunt wild sheep and goats. Snow leopards are also known to eat smaller animals like rodents, hares and game birds...
Population
RangeVery rare in most of their range, an estimated 3,500 to 7,000 snow leopards are left in the wild, with 600 - 700 in zoos around the world. Exact numbers in the wild have not been determined due to the snow leopard’s shy nature.
Snow leopards are found at altitudes between 9,800 and 17,000 feet in the high, rugged mountains of Central Asia. Their range spans from Afghanistan to Kazakstan and Russia in the north to India and China in the east. China contains about 60% of snow leopard habitat. They have already disappeared from certain parts of Mongolia, which is part of their historic range...
Behavior
Snow leopards prefer to inhabit steep cliff areas, rocky outcrops and ravines. Such habitats provide them with the camouflage they need to ambush unsuspecting prey. They stalk their prey and usually spring from a distance of 20 - 50 feet. Their long and powerful hind limbs help snow leopards leap up to 30 feet, which is six times their body length...
Reproduction
Mostly active at dawn and dusk, snow leopards are rarely seen in the wild. Unlike other big cats, snow leopards are unable to roar. Solitary in nature, they pair only during the breeding season.
Mating Season: Between January and mid-March.
Gestation: period 3-3 ½ months.
Litter size: 2-3 cubs.
Gestation: period 3-3 ½ months.
Litter size: 2-3 cubs.
Females give birth in rocky dens lined with their fur. The young follow their mother on hunts at three months and remain with her through their first winter.
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Brown Bear
Animal: Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear)
Location: United States & Canada
Size: 400-800 lbs
Speed: 35 mph
Food Source: Moose, deer, sheep, elk, fish, & sometimes humans
Defense Tactics: Keep campsites clean and hang your food up in trees, out of the bear's reach. Try not to startle or surprise them and always keep a good distance. Should you encounter one, avoid making direct eye-contact so they don't feel threatened or challenged. Stand tall, speak softly, and slowly back away. If the bear decides to charge you, stand your ground because often times it will be a bluff. Try not to run from a bear because they will easily catch and dispose of you. If there are nearby trees, try climbing up as high as you can since Grizzlies are poor climbers when fully grown. Lastly, if the bear does start attacking you, either play dead while protecting your neck, or aim your fists at the nose, one of the bear's few sensitive spots. There are also bear repellants & sprays you can buy for protection.
Fatalities: 1-5 per year - See more at: http://www.animaldanger.com/north-america.php#sthash.n0FeLbWj.dpuf
Location: United States & Canada
Size: 400-800 lbs
Speed: 35 mph
Food Source: Moose, deer, sheep, elk, fish, & sometimes humans
Defense Tactics: Keep campsites clean and hang your food up in trees, out of the bear's reach. Try not to startle or surprise them and always keep a good distance. Should you encounter one, avoid making direct eye-contact so they don't feel threatened or challenged. Stand tall, speak softly, and slowly back away. If the bear decides to charge you, stand your ground because often times it will be a bluff. Try not to run from a bear because they will easily catch and dispose of you. If there are nearby trees, try climbing up as high as you can since Grizzlies are poor climbers when fully grown. Lastly, if the bear does start attacking you, either play dead while protecting your neck, or aim your fists at the nose, one of the bear's few sensitive spots. There are also bear repellants & sprays you can buy for protection.
Fatalities: 1-5 per year - See more at: http://www.animaldanger.com/north-america.php#sthash.n0FeLbWj.dpuf
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