The big cat, however, was less fortunate - forced to abandon its hunt after the ibex secured a foothold on the steep ledges beyond its reach. Snow leopards live in some of the most extreme habitats in ...

Life reconstruction of the Portuguese snow leopard hunting an Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Credit: Jianhao Ye An international team of scientists has identified fossils of snow leopards for the ...

Snow leopards also hunt other wild prey, including ibex, game birds and smaller mammals like hares and marmots. To kill prey, snow leopards rely on their powerful hind legs, which allow them to ...

Experts in wildlife conservation have raised concerns over looming ecological imbalance in Chitral Gol National Park as ...

Life reconstruction of the Portuguese snow leopard hunting an Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Credit: Jianhao Ye The skull of the leopard of Algar da Manga Larga, deposited at the Geological ...