Snow Leopard
The snow leopard (or Panthera uncia), identifiable by its white to grey fur, black rosettes across its body, and black spots on its face, lives in the mountains of Nepal, Tibet, Northern India, Southern Siberia, Pakistan, Bhutan and Mongolia.
The animal's fur is extremely thick and well insulated, which helps it comfortably withstand sub-zero temperatures as low as -25°C. They mostly feed on mountain goats and sheep, but also hunt birds and rodents.
The species is less sexually dimorphic than other big cats, but males are still slightly larger than females on average. Head-body length ranges from 0.75m to 1.5m, with 0.8m to 1.05m added by the long tail. Shoulder height is around 56cm tall. Males weigh an average of 45kg to 55kg, females are lighter at 35kg to 40kg.
Panthera uncia
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes rain and snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | 30% | 80% |
| Grass | 10% | 60% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 10% |
| Snow | 0% | 100% |
| Soil | 10% | 60% |
| Sand | 0% | 20% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher, not climbable 8
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 3 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 7
- Prey Scented Sack Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pad Toy · score 100 · $100
- Scratching Post Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pad Bark Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Block of Ice Toy · score 50
- Fire Hose Ball Toy · score 50 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 150 + 100 per additional adult; feeders 15 + 10 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Nutritionally Complete Meat + Small Carcasses
- Food / drink amount
- 3 / 2.5
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $877 / $1,249 / $1,249
- Feeders
- Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Frozen Blood Pumpkin, Piñata Zebra, Piñata Pronghorn, Rotation Line Feeder, Bamboo Feeder
- Lifespan
- 15–25 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 3 yr / 5 yr / 10 yr / 20 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.25 yr / 1.75 yr
- Litter
- 1–3
- Fertility
- 0.3
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Breeds in
- Winter
- Dominance
- None
- Wild population
- 3,900 - 6,500 (estimated)
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Snow leopards are solitary animals and live alone, unless it is a mother with her cubs. They have home ranges, but are not aggressively territorial over them and will tolerate other leopards moving through their space.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Panthera uncia
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Biome
- Taiga, Tundra
- Continent
- Asia
- Content
- Base game