The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has listed the great whites as Vulnerable A2cd+3cd which mean they are no longer endangered species. However, according to a study in 2011, the number of great whites had decreased as low as 219 individuals (and so, regarded this species as ‘endangered’). Are…
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Do you want to know how do great white sharks hunt their prey? Indeed, one of the most spectacular scenes for any biologist would be to capture the foraging behavior of great whites. The hunting behavior of these sharks is so fascinating to watch that it gives a lot of clues…
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Snow leopards are pretty tough cats. They live in icy cold habitats where only a few land animals would dare to survive. It has greyish white to smoky grey coat which is all covered with numerous rosettes. The snow leopard’s coat camouflages the cat as it blends into the rocky…
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Like other big cats, snow leopards are exclusively carnivores. They will hunt their prey rather actively. Generally leopards are opportunistic hunters and they will eat just about anything ranging from small rodents to a large Siberian ibex. They likely consume Himalayan tahr, bharal, argali, birds, markhor, and domestic animals such…
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Like all other animals, the lifespan of a snow leopard in the wild is reasonably shorter than the captive specimen. There are quite many reasons to this short lifespan. The availability of food, potential predators, or other factors that are directly associated with the snow leopard lifespan. Let us study how long…
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