Diet
The snow leopard is a carnivore, which means that it eats meat. Snow leopards prey upon the blue sheep of Tibet and the Himalaya, as well as the mountain ibex found over most of the rest of their range. Though these strong predators can kill animals three times their weight, they also eat smaller fare, such as marmots, hares, and game birds.
Life Cycle
Snow leopards usually live for 15-18 years, but may live for up to 21 years in captivity. Their lives in the wild are much harder, so they are definitely much shorter. However, there is not enough scientific information about snow leopards in the wild for scientists to know for sure how long they live.
Reproduction
They reproduce by mating with another snow leopard. With that comes cubs which are expected to be born in spring. To set up for the cubs arrival the mother will find a den to have them. If they don't mate then they can't reproduce and then it is hard for them to not be extinct. The snow leopard protects its young by making the cubs stay close to the mother while the father is hunting. The mother also protects her cubs by teaching them how to hunt so when a predator tries to attack it will sometimes use its hunting techniques.
Behavior
These shy, tricky cats have many behaviors that scientists have a hard time discovering about this amazing animal, because they are very shy, they are most active at dawn but if there are few humans around, they might be active all day. Although the Snow Leopards are carnivores, there is not one known attack on humans caused by this large cat. They will not attack they will normally run away but if they encounter two males or if a female's cubs are being threatened they become more aggressive. There are many behaviors that scientists are trying to understand about the snow leopard.