For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

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, ...

The endangered big cats are hanging on in Russia, the first country-wide survey of the animal suggests, while scientists and ...

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 ...

A rare snow leopard mauled a tourist in China on Jan. 23, after officials say the tourist tried to get close enough to the ...

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 ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a carnivorous hunter admired for its striking coat of white, yellow, or grey fur with black rosettes. Snow leopards live mainly in the alpine and subalpine ...

Residents of Urlabari town in Nepal’s plains were surprised to spot a snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a species known to live in the mountains. Local authorities, including veterinarians, captured the ...

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A tourist was attacked by a rare snow leopard in northwest China on Friday after trying to get closer for a photo, according to authorities and state media.