Snow leopards live in the high mountains of Central Asia. Discover key facts about their habitat, behavior, threats, and ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a carnivorous hunter admired for its striking coat of white, yellow, or grey fur with black rosettes. Snow leopards live mainly in the alpine and subalpine ...

One of the crushing realities of being a cat lover is realizing that not every kitten can be cuddled. Don't worry; normal domestic cats are fair game, so long as they want to be held and aren't ...

A rare snow leopard mauled a tourist in China on Jan. 23, after officials say the tourist tried to get close enough to the ...

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Zoo's beloved snow leopard will soon be leaving for a new home after spending more than a decade at the zoo. The 13-year-old big cat named Blizzard first came to the zoo ...

A female skier was mauled by a snow leopard after getting too close to try to take a photo, with a chilling video capturing her being led away with blood pouring from her face. The footage shows the ...

Just in time for the holidays, a new feline has landed at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The arrival is part of ...

One of the most elusive and enigmatic big cats on earth is the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Its fur is covered in large, greyish blotches, stripes, and spots that resemble clouds. It has eyes ...

Big cats are elusive, but the snow leopard, especially so. Locals living alongside the leopards often refer to them as the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ as they are hardly ever seen. The snow leopard ...

One of the most powerful recent examples of hyperlocal conservation in the Himalaya is the effort by two sisters from Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama and Sonam Choekyi Lama, to protect Nepal’s snow ...

For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate. A snow leopard signals its presence by urinating beside his ...