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These animals are on average about 2 5 meters 8 2 feet long and stand about 7 5 centimeters 2 46 feet tall. They can hunt prey up to three times their bodyweight.
At the shoulder snow leopard has a height of about 56 cm.
Facts on snow leopards. Snow leopards are some of the biggest cats in the world. They aren t as big as lions jaguars or leopards but they are still positioned in number 6 on our list with the biggest cats. These animals are on average about 2 5 meters 8 2 feet long and stand about 7 5 centimeters 2 46 feet tall.
Snow leopards have powerful legs and are tremendous jumpers able to leap as far as 50 feet. These big cats use their long tails for balance and as blankets to cover sensitive body parts against. Snow leopards live at high altitudes usually at elevations of 3 000 4 500m.
They prefer steep broken terrain like cliffs rocky outcrops and ravines. Having short forelimbs and long hind legs help keep them agile in their steep and rugged environment. Snow leopards are the only known opportunistic predators among big cats meaning they will hunt and eat whatever is most readily available.
They can hunt prey up to three times their bodyweight. Basic snow leopard facts 1. Though they may look like leopard ghosts genetic tests link snow leopards more closely to tigers.
Strangely their scientific name which was recently changed from uncia uncia was originally used to describe the european lynx and is derived from the old french word for once. Snow leopards measure about 75 to 150 cm in length from the head to the body. At the shoulder snow leopard has a height of about 56 cm.
In terms of weight about 30 of the male snow leopards are larger than females with the male having weight around 75 kg and female 25 kg.