What does a wild snow leopard look like in Siguniang Mountain? Is it protecting animals? How many are left?

Snow leopard, also known as grass leopard, moxa leopard, lotus leopard, horse fever, is an important large cat carnivore. Recently, the news that the four girls photographed wild snow leopards in the mountains has aroused widespread concern. What does it look like? Is it protecting animals? How many are left in the wild? Let's learn about it together.

What does the wild snow leopard in Mount Siguniang look like?

Recently, the Sichuan Aba Siguniang Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration discovered a group of photos and videos of the snow leopard, a national first-class protected animal, from an infrared trigger automatic camera installed in the scenic spot. This is also the first time that Siguniang Mountain has captured an image of the snow leopard. And the appearance of the snow leopard is naturally the same as the general snow leopard.

1. Body shape

The body length is 110-130 cm, the tail length is 90-100 cm, and the weight is generally 50-80 kg. -the whole body is gray and covered with black spots. The black spots on the head are small and dense, and irregular black rings are formed on the back, the side of the body and the outer edge of the limbs. the black ring on the back and the side of the body becomes larger and bigger. there are several small black spots in the black ring on the back and side of the body, and there are no black spots in the black ring on the outer edge of the limbs. the black spot starts from the shoulder on the back, and the black spot forms three lines to the root of the tail. the edge of the black ring at the back is wide and large, to the tail end is the most obvious, and the tip of the tail is black.

two。 Limbs

The iris of the eye is yellowish green, and the pupils are round under strong light. The surface of the tongue has many horny barbs at the end, and the spines on the tip and edge of the tongue form many fleshy processes. 5 toes of the forefoot and 4 toes of the back. The forefoot is wider than the hindfoot, the toe end has keratinized hard claws, slightly curved, sharp tip. There are thick and long coarse hairs between toes, palm pads and toes. There are 4 pairs of nipples under the abdomen. There is a pair of breast holes in the anus.

3. Teeth

Both the upper and lower incisors showed a transverse row, with the central pair of incisors smaller and the lateral incisors the largest. The canine teeth are well developed and the inside edge is sharp.

In addition, the cubs have a light rose purple. The outline of the black ring spot on the body is unclear, black and gray mixed.

Is the wild snow leopard in Siguniang Mountain a protected animal?

Siguniang Mountain wild snow leopard protected animals, at present, it is extremely endangered in the red list of species in China and endangered in the Red Book of China. It is a national first-class protected animal and an internationally endangered animal.

How many snow leopards are left in the wild?

At present, the number of snow leopards is between 5000 and 8000 in the world, and between 3000 and 4000 in China, of which there are about 1000 in Xinjiang.

In addition, this is the first time that the snow leopard has been photographed in the four girls scenic spot, which also shows that there is already a suitable ecological environment for the snow leopard to live there.