Snow Leopard Photo courtsey Roger Birkel, The Baltimore Zoo. Endangered Adapted for the extreme weather conditions of freezing snowy peaks and rocky terrain , these rare creatures hunt alone high in the mountains for ibex, wild mountain sheep, musk deer, small goats and often tinier mammals during the warmer daytime hours. Unlike most big cats, the snow leopard doesn't roar, and feeds crouched over her dinner, like small cats do. Snow leopard young are born up to four at a time in a warm den lined with mama leopard's fur. Snow leopards have been spotted at heights as much as 6000 meters in summer.
Snow leopards are superb jumpers and leapers.