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This is one of 2 cubs born at the Chattanooga Zoo. They are beautiful medium-sized cats with very long tails.
Chattanooga Zoo
In 1972, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the snow leopard on its Red List of Threatened Species as globally "Endangered"; the same threat category was applied in the assessment conducted in 2008.
Spotted on Jan 27, 2013
Submitted on Jan 28, 2013
5 Comments
Cute and fluffy snow leopard and nice picture Lisa =)
This is pretty!
She is adorable but quite dangerous even at this size.
Oh my gosh it is so cute! I would love to play with a big cat some day :)
They have a live Snow leopard cam where you can view the cats at:
http://www.chattzoo.org/