Monday, March 17, 2008

Como Zoo Snow Leopard - Uncia uncia


The snow leopard is an interesting cat. It's native to Central Asia (Tibet) and lives above the treeline. Unlike larger cats, it cannot roar because it lacks the necessary structures in its throat.

There was a nature special on this year where the camera caught, for the first time ever, a snow leopard in its natural habitat, on the hunt.

While snow leopards may be hard to catch on camera in the wild, they are fairly common in zoos.

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