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snow leopard [JV]

the snow-leopard [RY]

(med) Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) (Drungtso 1999)

gsa' ni / dbyibs byi la ltar la smug khra thig le yod cing lus wa las chung tsam ri dwags zin nas zos pa'o // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 239)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_049) gsa'. 'Jam-dpal (print p 239) gsa'

Snow leopards live in alpine and subalpine zones, generally at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,500 meters. In the winter they may migrate to lower elevations of 900 meters, following their preferred prey. Snow leopards generally avoid dense forest cover and cultivated fields, but are associated with open coniferous forest, as well as arid and semi-arid shrubland, grassland, alpine meadows and barren habitats. There preys cover all grand mammals of the region : the primary prey species of snow leopards are blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur). Other prey species include ibex (Capra ibex sibrica), markhors (Capra failconeri), argali sheep (Ovis ammon), urials (Ovis orientalis), Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), serows (Capricornis sumatraensis), gorals (Naemorhaedus goral), musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), wild boars (Sus scrofa), Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni), Tibetan gazelles (Procapra picticaudata), goitered gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa), wild donkeys (Equus hemionus), and wild yaks (Bos grunninus). Smaller prey include marmots (Marmota), hares (Lepus), pikas (Ochotona), voles (Microtus), mice and birds. (animaldiversity.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 13:43, 22 February 2024 (EST)