{"id":293,"date":"2023-11-22T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/?p=293"},"modified":"2023-11-23T08:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T08:08:24","slug":"the-gray-ghost-of-the-himalayas-rises-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/the-gray-ghost-of-the-himalayas-rises-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gray Ghost of the Himalayas Rises Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
Snow leopards occupy a range that spans the high mountains of 12 countries across Asia, where the hostile weather and rugged terrain conspire to snuff out any sign of life. Few animals and fewer humans can survive in this liminal space. Yet, for millennia, this big cat species has managed to eke out a living in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.<\/p>\n
The snow leopard\u2019s long tail enables the balance and agility to scale steep slopes, its powerful hind legs allow the snow leopard to leap six times the length of its body and its thick silver coat, marbled by black rosettes, provides the ideal camouflage to disappear into the mist.<\/p>\n
These adaptations make the snow leopard a formidable predator but also make this species a challenge to collect data on. Snow leopards reign over a territory that is inhospitable and often inaccessible to researchers. As a result, more than 70% of their habitat remains unexplored.<\/p>\n