Just in time for the holidays, the Santa Barbara Zoo is welcoming its coolest new resident, Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, who recently came from Idaho ...

“Despite their name, snow leopards are also adapted to thrive during the extreme heat of the summer months,” the Santa ...

Leh: Ladakh is known for beautiful landscapes, high passes and snow leopards. In Ladakh, snow leopards are known as Rchans and are commonly found in the Zanskar region of the union territory in winter ...

Have you ever wondered what makes a big cat a big cat? How about which one of these fierce felines is the biggest of them all? This big cats size comparison will cover these facts and more – all while ...

In zoos and wildlife centers all over the world, scientists maintain breeding programs of endangered animals, sometimes in the hope of reintroducing them into their native spaces and sometimes just to ...

One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult. zahoor salmi/Moment via Getty Images Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine ...

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered. Snow leopards have low genetic diversity ...

Big cats are elusive, but the snow leopard, especially so. Locals living alongside the leopards often refer to them as the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ as they are hardly ever seen. The snow leopard ...