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Snow leopard facts for kids
Why aren’t there many snow leopards left in the wild?
Because people have been hunting and killing them for their fur.
What do snow leopards look like? They are like cats but bigger like a dog. They have gray and white fur with black spots. They have a very bushy and long tail.
What do they like to eat? Snow leopards need to eat meat. They like to eat wild goats and sheep.
Why should we look after them? Because they are rare and need our help to survive.
Where do they live? Snow leopards live high in the mountains of Asia. The mountains are called the Himalayas.
Can I see one in my local Zoo? Many Zoos have snow leopards. Check out the Snow Leopard Trust’s Zoo web page to see if there are snow leopards near you.
Pic from Endangered Animals for Kids website
What’s an en- danger -ed animal? An endangered animal is an animal in the wild which is not surviving in large numbers because humans are either killing too many of them or we are spoiling the places where those animals live. See this website for more information on animals that humans have to take care of.
See a KIDS en – danger -ed animal website here
Download for free this lovely children’s story “Snow Leopard, the Yeti and the Girl who climbed Mount Everest” as a coloring book. The drawings are by Angie Espelage.
It’s the story of a snow leopard in the mountains of Nepal who meets the Yeti and together they help the World Food Programme deliver food to children in the villages. The Yeti shows the snow leopard how many children don’t have enough to eat and why school meals are so important. These meals helped Nimdoma Sherpa as a child and she grew up to be the youngest woman ever to climb Mount Everest.
Quick snow leopard facts.
Fact 1. Snow leopards are the only big cat that can’t roar.
Fact 2. Snow leopards live alone most of their lives
Fact 3. Snow leopards can walk over 30 kilometres a day
Fact 4. Snow leopards can see in the dark.
Snow leopard drawings by first graders in Seattle school.
First graders in Seattle with drawings of their snow leopards
Mother and son at Seattle school
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I think that this is a very useful web site.I hope snow leopards will not get instinct.
I’m very fonded of snow lepoards. I just want you to know I love your blog.I was a snow lepeoard for last holoween. It was a great holoween!I hope you see my blog. I’m only seven. my name is Mireya. I had a great time on your blog. I even have astuffed animal snow leopard named snow lepoard. I take him evry were I go but not school. On some days I get to take him to school. So I do.
I am going to save up all my money till october 30th.I hope it helps to save the snow leopards.
I think it will. Will you please visit my blog? If you will it’s called http://themireyablog.blogspot.com.
I am only seven and I have a blog.
My family has 2 hores,1 cat and 3 dogs. We use to have some mise but most of them got killed by the cat 1 got very old and got canser and then died. We also had a hamster but he got dehgrated and died.
Thank you for coming to my blog my stuffed animal is named snowleopard. I got him when I was 4. I eraned money for the pitures they took of me. I got him at toysrus. I sleep with him every night. sometimes I pretend hes alive. I hope you vist my blog soon I put some new stuff. I love snow leopards! there my favirote animals!
good on you Mireya, keep up the blogging and your support for these beautiful cats. You are an inspiring young lady.
Thanks for the information. I’m sure i’ll do good from the imformation you gave me. Thanks.
OMG those pics are so cute and cuddley!!!!
i think that we should save the snow leopards
from extincion once and for all!
i hope snow leopards wouldent get hert i wish i could get the whole world tobhelp them and all endangered species
i love snow leopards but not for their fur i love u cats!!
love cats people now and save them now
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