Snow Leopards The snow leopard is its originally name but scientifically it goes by Uncia Uncia. Most snow leopards are found in Tundra habitat and they diet on heavily footed animals. Unfortunately Snow Leopards are endangered species and there is only 4500-7500 left. There are several interesting facts about snow leopards. The tail on every snow leopard is more than a yard long, and they do not roar like another other big cat.
This zone is filled with more state parks and undesired farm land. The undesirability of this land for cultivation provides a better environment that prevents the wolves from needing to wander into farm territory for food. Farmers living in these zones have to refer to other options to deal with invading wolves. Many of them use speakers projecting howls to imitate other Grey Wolf packs. This usually makes the invading pack migrate to other areas.
Amur Leopards live in mountains or temperate forests, located in the Russian Far East. Furthermore, the biome that this leopard thrives in is the Taiga Biome. The Korean Leopard, an alternate name for the Amur Leopard, is able to live in this freezing biome is because, according to, The Cat That Stalks Alone: An Endangered Solitary Hunter, "The hairs of its summer pelt are 2.5cm long but in winter they are replaced by 7cm long ones." The 7cm long fur, is able to provide the leopard with warmth throughout this cold climate. Moreover, the Amur Leopard has longer legs than normal leopards, these long legs helps the leopard walk in and through snow easily.
The Arctic wolves are the prey of the Grey wolf and coyotes. The Artic Wolf’s behaviour is very headstrong and bold. They can endure the Arctic weather conditions with the help of their deeply insulated pale white fur. They are capable of surviving for years in sub-zero temperatures and for five months, each year, they live in pitch darkness. Arctic Wolves travel in approximately 20 wolves per pack and each pack deliberately tries to avoid other packs.
They will also eat dead animals like fish and whales. A polar bear fur appears to be white but it really is clear hollow tubes that are filled with air. The outside coat of fur protects the undercoat of hair. Polar bears have strong legs with sharp teeth. Their coats camouflage them during hunting it helps them blend in with the snow and ice.
The animals in the alpine biome are usually the warm blooded animals which accumulate layers of fat to insulate their bodies. The insects and some, very few cold blooded animals are usually hibernating or living under ground (Global Environment). This area has animals such as alpaca, mountain goats, chinchillas, condors, various insects, wolves, and arctic fox. Alpine biomes occupy high-mountain summits, ridges, and slopes above timberline. Because the alpine zone is present only on mountains, much of the landscape is rugged and broken, with rocky, snowcapped peaks, cliffs, and talus slopes, but also contains areas of gently rolling to almost flat topography (Biomes of the World).
What is the largest and oldest of the Arctic sled dogs? Who are known as the gentle giants of Alaska? What breed is known as one of the biggest shedders among dogs and can also can survive in temperatures of about 70 degrees below zero? The answer is Alaskan malamutes. The importance of learning about this breed is because they are very similar and commonly mistaken for other arctic breeds such as the Samoyed, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Akita, Chow Chow and the Siberian husky.
Arctic foxes also have a thick fur tail which is used for warmth in cold conditions. They furthermore have thick fur lining and a thick pad on their feet, this stops the paws getting cold and there is an increased blood circulation to the feet which stops the fox's paws freezing to the ice. They have shorter legs which spread the body weight making it easier for the animal to not descend in the snow. Furthermore, in the summer the arctic fox has brown colour fur which helps to make the fox indistinguishable when foxhunting in the long grass. This is a good use for camouflage.
Polar bears don't drink water. They get all the liquids that they need from the animals that they eat. Polar bears have fur that is made up of "hollow guard hairs." Sometimes when polar bears live in zoos that are in a warmer climate, they can have algae growing inside the hollow guard hairs of their fur. This makes them have a greenish tint to
The fur is dense and wooly, to help them stay warm in their bitterly cold habitat. The fur on their bellies is up to nearly 5 inches long. They have large paws to help it walk on snow. The snow leopard has white, yellowish, or Smokey-gray to black spots and rosettes that are like camouflage to hide them from their prey. The average life span of the snow leopard is 21 years.