Snow Leopard on the Prowl Photograph by John Telfer

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Snow Leopard on the Prowl

by John Telfer

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Title

Snow Leopard on the Prowl

Artist

John Telfer

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

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While at the Bronx Zoo, located in the Bronx, New York I was walking around when I heard a constant roaring sound which I thought was the lion's den but I realized I had past that section by when I first came in. So I started to follow the noise till it brought me to the Snow Leopard. There he was with another Snow Leopard perched high on one of the mountain rocks walking around periodically letting out these roars. Then as I raised my camera up to get a good shot of him he stopped in his tracks and looked over as if he had heard something or something got his attention and he did not blink an eye for several minutes remaining completely still so I was able to get this beautiful shot of this remarkable animal taken. Snow leopards are slightly smaller than the other big cats but, like them, exhibit a range of sizes, generally weighing between 27 and 55 kg (60 and 120 lb), with an occasional large male reaching 75 kg (170 lb) and small female of under 25 kg (55 lb).[11][12] They have a relatively short body, measuring in length from the head to the base of the tail 75 to 130 centimetres (30 to 50 in). However, the tail is quite long, at 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in), with only the house cat-sized Marbled Cat being relatively longer tailed.[13][14] They are stocky and short-legged big cats, standing about 60 cm (24 in) at the shoulder.[15]
Snow leopards have long thick fur, and their base colour varies from smoky gray to yellowish tan, with whitish underparts. They have dark grey to black open rosettes on their body with small spots of the same color on their heads and larger spots on their legs and tail. Unusually among cats, their eyes are pale green or grey in colour.[13][14]
Snow leopards show several adaptations for living in a cold mountainous environment. Their bodies are stocky, their fur is thick, and their ears are small and rounded, all of which help to minimize heat loss. Their paws are wide, which distributes their weight better for walking on snow, and have fur on their undersides to increase their grip on steep and unstable surfaces; it also helps to minimize heat loss. Snow leopards' tails are long and flexible, helping them to maintain their balance, which is very important in the rocky terrain they inhabit. Their tails are also very thick due to storage of fats and are very thickly covered with fur which allows them to be used like a blanket to protect their faces when asleep.[14][16]
The snow leopard has a short muzzle and domed forehead, containing unusually large nasal cavities that help the animal breathe the thin, cold air of their mountainous environment.[13]
The snow leopard cannot roar, despite possessing partial ossification of the hyoid bone. This partial ossification was previously thought to be essential for allowing the big cats to roar, but new studies show that the ability to roar is due to other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the snow leopard. Snow leopard vocalizations include hisses, chuffing, mews, growls, and wailing.
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