SNOW LEOPARDS

QUESTIONS

No.1 How many snow leopards are left?

There are 2000~ 4000 left.

No.2 Do the young require a lot of parental care and for how long?

Yes. Because lions hunt their young, the mother snow leopards have to take care of

them for about 2 years.

No.3 When did snow leopards start to be endangered species?

They became endangered 10 years ago.

No.4 How many years do snow leopards live?

They live for about 8~10 years.

No.5 How do snow leopards that live in cages get exercise?

The cages are big, so they are able to exercise in there.

No.6 How big are snow leopards?

They weight about 75 ~ 100 pounds. *1pound = 0.4536 kg

No.7 How can you tell the difference between a male and a female?

Males are bigger and heavier than females.

We got this information from Leopards.etc at

http://www.leopardsetc.com

By: Erica , Akiko

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