Snow Leopard | a 7 Image Story

Jan 27, 2019 | 7 Image Stories, AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Faces, Nikon D300, Snow Leopard, Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard | PortraitSnow Leopard | a 7 Image Story  Of course, these Snow Leopard images were captured in January a few years ago in a zoo, specifically, the Central Park Zoo in NYC.  Some folks are really into the big cats.  Moving toward you, they present a very imposing figure.  My images rarely come from captive animals.  However, I would never get an image of a Snow Leopard in the wild and they are such beautiful creatures.  Although it was great to see the beautiful Snow Leopard, it seems like a shame for it to be in a zoo.

Snow Leopards have thick hair and fur-covered feet.  With powerful legs they can leap up to 50 feet while using their long tail for balance.  Adult Snow Leopards grow to 4-5 feet tall with 3 foot tail weighing 60 to 120 lbs.  These beautiful leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia, where they are on the endangered list while their population is still decreasing.  Vanishing habitat and their diet of local farm animals contribute to their declining numbers.

Moving toward you, they present a very imposing figure.  Snow Leopards don’t roar, but they do growl.  They also purr, mew, hiss, moan, and yowl.  They are not generally aggressive toward man.  They’re probably the least aggressive of all the “Big Cats”.

Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Snow Leopard.

Click any image below for a slide show!