Snow Leopard Pair
by Bob Christopher
Title
Snow Leopard Pair
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Bob Christopher
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Photograph - Photography
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A wonderful pair of Snow Leopards with rugged mountains behind them. From Wikipedia...The snow leopard's fur is whitish to gray with black spots on head and neck, but larger rosettes on the back, flanks and bushy tail. The belly is whitish. The fur is thick with hairs between 5 and 12 cm (2.0 and 4.7 in) long. Its body is stocky, short-legged and slightly smaller than the other cats of the genus Panthera, reaching a shoulder height of 56 cm (22 in), and ranging in head to body size from 75 to 150 cm (30 to 59 in). Its tail is 80 to 105 cm (31 to 41 in) long. Its eyes are pale green or grey in color. Its muzzzle is short and its forehead domed. Its nasal cavities are large.[21][22] It weighs between 22 and 55 kg (49 and 121 lb), with an occasional large male reaching 75 kg (165 lb) and small female of under 25 kg (55 lb).[22][23]
The snow leopard shows several adaptations for living in a cold, mountainous environment. Its body is stocky, its fur is thick, and its ears are small and rounded, features that help to minimize heat loss. Its broad paws well distribute the body weight for walking on snow, and have fur on their undersides to increase their grip on steep and unstable surfaces; it also helps to minimize heat loss. Its long and flexible tail helps to maintain balance in the rocky terrain. The tail is also very thick due to fat storage, and is very thickly covered with fur, which allows the cat to use it like a blanket to protect its face when asleep.[24]
The snow leopard cannot roar, despite possessing partial ossification of the hyoid bone. This partial ossification was previously thought to be essential for allowing the big cats to roar, but new studies show that the ability to roar is due to other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the snow leopard.[25][26] Snow leopard vocalizations include hisses, chuffing, mews, growls, and wailing.
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Bob Christopher
Aloha Sharon …Thank you very much for featuring my image in the KATZE group site. I certainly appreciate your support very much…Cheers Bob
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Debby Pueschel
Stunning. VF
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's themed week M IS FOR Mother Nature!! You are invited to add this to the features archive discussion!
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Luther...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the ABC Group's themed week M IS FOR Mother Nature. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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Todd Dunham
Beautiful capture Bob !!!
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Hi Todd...Thank you very much for your lovely compliment on my image. I appreciate your continued support very much...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Swedish Attitude Design 10 Minutes Ago This is a outstanding piece of work! Love it a lot! L/F
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