00:00 The animal life is very diversified as today we will take you to a new discovery.
00:11 An animal that usually lives in the harsh and snowy terrains with quite a dramatic chases
00:17 for their prey.
00:20 As many people call them the master animals of camouflage.
00:29 This is the snow leopard.
00:34 Let us explore the snow leopard and the hunting times to see how dangerous this animal truly
00:40 is.
00:46 The snow leopard and the hunting times.
00:53 Features of a snow leopard.
00:57 As you know, the snow leopard is a species of the big cat family as they have a white
01:03 to grey plumage with black spots on the head and neck with larger rosettes on the back.
01:10 The belly is white and the fur is thick and have a length of 5 to 12 cm.
01:20 Because the snow leopard's body is long from about 110 to 125 cm weighing 20 to 40 kg.
01:31 In particular, the snow leopard's tail is thick and long to help them balance their
01:36 body weight and act as a warm blanket in the winter.
01:42 How does the snow leopard hunt?
01:45 In most cases, snow leopards hunt before sunset and in the mornings at dawn.
01:50 And in a cold and snowy mountain environment, the oxygen concentration in the air is very
01:57 low.
01:58 But this does not seem to cause problems for the snow leopard.
02:02 As you can see the deer frolicking in the distance.
02:07 As a rule, they move step by step and from overhead they quietly watch as they pretend
02:17 that nothing happened and their prey is not even aware of their presence.
02:27 As masters of camouflage, their grey-white coat and larger black spots are characteristics
02:34 that help them to hide perfectly.
02:37 And in the winter, their fur turns white and pales to blend with the colour of the snow.
02:46 And in the summer, the fur of this cat has a yellow-grey colour that helps them to hide
02:52 almost completely from the surrounding mountains when the trees and flowers take turns blooming.
03:00 Snow leopard runs from a slow to quick speed and when they sneak up to their prey, they
03:06 rush in at a lightning speed to chase down their prey and capture it quickly.
03:17 Look at the snow leopard hunting on a majestic mountain.
03:24 Just like the Himalayas and you will see how fast and how far they can jump.
03:31 Thanks to their supple, ingenious and flexible bodies that help them to adapt well to the
03:37 harsh and snowy mountain environment.
03:40 As they can walk more than 40 km a day in search of food.
03:44 As the snow leopard's claws provide extra traction on slippery rocks.
03:51 As one of the animals in the cat family, the snow leopard is the longest jumper with a
03:58 distance of more than 50 meters.
04:03 Snow leopards can jump very far and high as they can jump up to six times their own body
04:09 length.
04:12 As they often use the high rocks to do this, to subtly throw the victim to the ground with
04:20 a jump from above and kill their prey.
04:24 Despite falling from a cliff in the Himalayas at a great distance and swinging countless
04:30 times the snow leopard still climbs on to its prey.
04:35 As this is the most outstanding part of this leopard in high speed and accuracy.
04:44 Or in another situation, you can see how the snow leopard hunts the goats.
04:52 As the goat is still playing in the white snow, the snow leopards slowly move towards
04:58 their prey.
05:01 As they slowly watch the prey's activity and move faster to approach their prey.
05:08 As they have a calculation and very carefully when standing from above to observe and then
05:17 gallop so fast that their prey can't even turn back.
05:22 As the snow leopard's preferred method of hunting is stalking and they then ambush their
05:29 prey from above using the rocky terrain and the shrubbery for camouflage.
05:40 Threats
05:41 The range of the snow leopard's habitat is continuously decreasing due to human expansion
05:49 along with the increasing range of livestock grazing.
05:55 As this development has caused the snow leopard's range to increasingly fragment into smaller
06:01 areas.
06:03 Hunting in the habitat loss and killing are the main reasons why this cat is being threatened.
06:13 Along with that, climate change is also one of the most long-term threats to the snow
06:18 leopard.
06:19 As their impacts from climate change could cause them to lose up to 30% of their Himalayan
06:25 habitat.
06:29 Snow leopards are at the top of the range of carnivores, which means that they play
06:34 an important role in maintaining biodiversity in the ecosystem here.
06:42 As they are an important indicator of environmental health and to help regulate the animal population
06:49 to lower in the food chain.
06:53 Recently the snow leopard is a rare and endangered species and it is protected in many countries.
07:03 Through this video you will also better understand the hunting method of the snow leopard.
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