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Snow Leopard Moms & Cubs Captured in First-Ever Video

By Live Science Staff last updated

Observations of elusive creature in the wild could aid conservation efforts.

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Rare Treat: 3 Snow Leopards Frolic and Snuggle on Camera

By Tia Ghose published

New camera-trap images show adorable snow leopards frolicking and relaxing together.

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In the central Himalayas of Nepal, snow leopards depend on livestock for about 25 percent of their diet.

Livestock Make Up a Quarter of Snow Leopards' Meals

By Megan Gannon published

A new study could help explain why so many snow leopards get killed in retaliation for eating domestic animals.

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Elusive Snow Leopard Collared in Kyrgyzstan

By Tia Ghose published

The second-collaring in six months of a reproductive female snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan suggests the populations are rebounding in the country.

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a snow leopard blending into his rocky, mountainous background

Photos: A Rare Snow Leopard Is Collared in Kyrgyzstan

By Tia Ghose published

A snow leopard was recently collared in the mountainous reaches of Kyrgyzstan, the second ever to be collared in the country.

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Micro Porcupines to Snow Leopards: WCS's Favorite Wildlife Photos of 2015

By Stephen Sautner, Julie Larsen Maher published

Baby porcupines look deceptively cuddly.

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Spotted! Elusive Snow Leopard Caught on Camera in Kyrgyzstan

By Tia Ghose published

An elusive snow leopard was recently seen and collared in Kyrgyzstan — a first for the landlocked, mountainous country.

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Snow Leopards Photographed for the 1st Time in Uzbekistan

By Megan Gannon published

A camera trap snapped the first ever pictures of the elusive snow leopard in Uzbekistan. The new images confirm that there are at least two individual snow leopards in the Gissar Nature Reserve.

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Snow Leopard Collared for First Time in Nepal

By Megan Gannon published

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Photos: Snow Leopard Captured and Collared in Nepal

By Megan Gannon published

Conservationists captured an elusive snow leopard in Nepal and outfitted it with a GPS collar in a first for the Himalayan country.

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