Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

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One of the first real writings on the snow leopard a.k.a ounce was by Edward Topsell. He wrote about the ounce is his book, History of four-footed beasts and serpents. The book is from the 1600s "Of The Ounce". 

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https://archive.org/details/historyoffourfoo00tops/page/440/mode/2up

Rare photos of vintage snow leopards. Credits of the photos goes to Pocock and Gepter

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Now some snow leopard hunting feats. Data by Mel Sunquist. 

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Subadult snow leopards killed adult male bharal 3x their own weight

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This is an adult male bharal. 

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Yak (Bos Grunniens) are prey to snow leopards (the smallest member of the Panthera family)

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https://archive.org/details/wildcatsofworld00sunq/page/380/mode/2up

Such an underrated and overlooked animal. This entire forum needs to show more respect to my man. 

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