Here's hoping they're having a candlelight dinner and making little snow leopards ;)
Here's hoping they're having a candlelight dinner and making little snow leopards ;)
Top pic: Flash goes off
Bottom pic: Both leopards run away from the flash
Bet Putin has a picture of one from years ago in the same country on the wall in one of his hunting cabins.
Snow leopard kitty ping
Because every house cat dreams of being a big cat
Pretty awesome photo - sightings of these cats are reportedly extremely rare anywhere.
2nd that. :)
Beautiful animal!
The best way to replenish endangered animals is *not* to sanctuary them, because their current environment is not good for them, but to breed them for release.
Optimally, you breed too many for release, figuring that attrition will be higher. But the captive bred will be healthier, stronger, with fewer parasites and diseases, and will improve the wild stock.
Meanwhile, in the area you plan to release them, breed and release more of their primary food animals and plants, so that they are somewhat overpopulated. This is part of a natural cycle that normally results in more predators, giving the captive bred animals a good season to get started.
We visited the Minot North Dakota Zoo which has a Snow Leopard. My wife was standing close to the cage and the Leopard came over and pee peed on her leg. Quite a photo memory!!!
Unfortunately, once man knows the area they are, they will be dead soon....