Hiding from People People have a big effect on how snow leopards live In general snow leopards are most active around sunrise and sunset In areas where there are few people snow leopards may be active during the day too In places where there are many people snow leopards may be most active at night The big cats try to avoid any contact with people BIG BUT ALMOST INVISIBLE Snow leopards are big cats An adult snow leopard weighs between 60 and 120 pounds 27 and 54 kilograms It stands about 2 feet 0.6 meter tall at the shoulder It stretches 6 to 7.5 feet 1.8 to 2.3 m from its head to the base of its tail
Big Cat Fact Snow leopards have the longest tails of any cats A snow leopard’s tail is about as long as its body Size Comparison Chart The average height of an American male is 5 feet 10 inches 178 centimeters
A snow leopard’s markings make it almost invisible in its snowy mountain habitat Most of its body is covered with gray-yellow fur Its stomach chest and chin are creamy white This coloring allows a snow leopard to blend in against the misty clouds and snow A snow leopard’s big dark spots help it disappear among shady rock cliffs Even animal herders who share the snow leopards mountain home rarely see the big cats habitat the natural place and conditions in which an animal or plant lives
