"trilogy ""His Dark Materials"", Lord Asriel's dæmon is a snow leopard named Stelmaria. Tai Lung, the main antagonist of the 2008 film ""Kung Fu Panda"", is an anthropomorphized snow leopard. In the 2013 film ""The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"", photojournalist Sean O'Connell (played by Sean Penn) is shown photographing snow leopards in Afghanistan. Snow leopard The snow leopard or ounce (""Panthera uncia"") is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the global population is estimated to number less than"
"snow leopard should retain its own genus ""Uncia"" or be moved to ""Panthera uncia"". Since 2008, the IUCN Red List lists it as ""Panthera uncia"" using ""Uncia uncia"" as a synonym. The genus ""Neofelis"" is generally placed at the base of the ""Panthera"" group, but is not included in the genus itself. Results of a mitogenomic study suggest the phylogeny can be represented as ""Neofelis nebulosa"" (""Panthera tigris"" (""Panthera onca"" (""Panthera pardus"", (""Panthera leo"", ""Panthera uncia"")))). About ""Panthera"" separated from other felid species and then evolved into the several species of the genus. ""N. nebulosa"" appears to have diverged about"
"derives from classical Latin ""panthēra"", itself from the ancient Greek ""pánthēr"" (πάνθηρ). In Mexican Spanish, its nickname is ""el tigre"": 16th century Spaniards had no native word in their language for the jaguar, which is smaller than a lion, but bigger than a leopard, nor had ever encountered it in the Old World, and so named it after the tiger, since its ferocity would have been known to them through Roman writings and popular literature during the Renaissance. ""Onca"" is the Portuguese ""onça"", with the cedilla dropped for typographical reasons, found in English as ""ounce"" for the snow leopard, ""Panthera"
"ten most celebrated books, ""Washington Post Book World's"" Travel Books That Will Take You Far, and National Geographic Traveler's Around the World in 80+ Books. The Snow Leopard The Snow Leopard is a 1978 book by Peter Matthiessen. It is an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas. The book recounts the journey of Matthiessen and Schaller in 1973 to Shey Gompa in the inner Dolpo region of Nepal. Schaller's original objective was to compare the mating habits of the Himalayan blue sheep"
"The Snow Leopard The Snow Leopard is a 1978 book by Peter Matthiessen. It is an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas. The book recounts the journey of Matthiessen and Schaller in 1973 to Shey Gompa in the inner Dolpo region of Nepal. Schaller's original objective was to compare the mating habits of the Himalayan blue sheep (the bharal) with those of the common sheep of the USA, while for Matthiessen the trip was more of a spiritual exploration. Another aim was"
"Snowy egret The snowy egret (""Egretta thula"") is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret ""aigrette"", a diminutive of ""aigron"", ""heron"". The species name ""thula"" is the Araucano for the Black-necked Swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782. The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats."
"than their nuclear genomes. These results indicate that a female hybrid offspring of male ancestors of modern snow leopards and female ancestors of modern lions interbred with the male ancestors of modern snow leopards. The snow leopard's fur is whitish to gray with black spots on head and neck, but larger rosettes on the back, flanks and bushy tail. The belly is whitish. The fur is thick with hairs between long. Its body is stocky, short-legged and slightly smaller than the other cats of the genus ""Panthera"", reaching a shoulder height of , and ranging in head to body size"
"named the cat ""Felis uncia"" and gave its type locality as Barbary, Persia, East India, and China. In 1854, the British zoologist John Edward Gray proposed the genus ""Uncia"", to which he subordinated the snow leopard under the name ""Uncia irbis"". British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock corroborated this classification, but attributed the scientific name ""Uncia uncia"". He also described morphological differences between snow leopards and the then-accepted ""Panthera"" species. Following Schreber's description of the species, several snow leopard subspecies were proposed: Until spring 2017, there was no evidence available for recognition of subspecies. Results of a phylogeographic study published in"
"altitudes from . In winter, they come down into the forests to altitudes around . Snow leopards prefer rocky, broken terrain, and can travel without difficulty in snow up to deep, although they prefer to use existing trails made by other animals. Global warming has caused the tree line to be increased in altitude, resulting in the decrease of wild prey that depend on the plants for food. Before 2003, the total wild snow leopard population was estimated at 4,080 to 6,500 individuals. In 2016, the global population was estimated at 4,678 to 8,745 individuals, suggesting that the total number"
"was simply called ""panda"". When distinction became necessary, the red panda was still considered the ""true panda"" and ""common panda"". Other English names used in the past include ""fire fox"", ""fire cat"", ""red cat"", ""fox bear"", ""bright panda"", and ""Himalayan raccoon"". Many other languages also use ""red"" or variations of ""shining/gold"" or ""lesser/small"" in their names for this species. For instance, in Bulgarian, in French, in Spanish, and in German all mean ""red panda"". Since at least as far back as 1855, one of its French names has been (shining panda). In Finnish, it is called (gold panda). Variations of"
"calling it the ""Euro Leopard"", despite France, Britain, and Italy all operating their own MBTs. But with further non-European orders, the name """"Global-Leopard"""" is now used instead. After investigating the option of a locally developed replacement for the Strv 103 tank, Sweden decided to buy a foreign tank model. The Leopard 2 Improved (Leopard 2A5 prototype) won the competition against the M1A2 Abrams and the French Leclerc; after intensive test from January 1994 to June 1994, the Swedish military opted for the Leopard 2. The Swedish military also evaluated the Soviet T-80U tank, but separately from the other tanks. The"
"September 2017 indicate that three subspecies should be recognised: ""P. u. uncia"" in the Pamir Mountains range countries, ""P. u. uncioides"" in the Himalayas and Qinghai, and ""P. u. irbis"" in Mongolia. The snow leopard is part of the ""Panthera"" lineage, one of the eight lineages of Felidae. This lineage comprises the species of ""Panthera"" and ""Neofelis"". The Neofelis lineage diverged first from the remainder of the Felinae. Subsequent branching between the snow leopard and clouded leopard began two to three million years ago, but the details of this are disputed. Results of a phylogenetic study published in 2006, based"
"the arms of Shushensky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The Snow Leopard award, given to Soviet mountaineers who scaled all five of the Soviet Union's 7,000-meter peaks, is named after the animal, but does not depict one. The cat is the state animal of Himachal Pradesh, a north Indian state in the western Himalayas. The animal has also been declared the ""National Predator"" of Pakistan. Documentary footage of the snow leopard is scarce. While such coverage would not be remarkable with regard to common species, wildlife video of the snow leopard is difficult to obtain due to the animal's rarity and"
"in the Hindu Kush for the BBC Two series ""Natural World"" episode ""Snow Leopard – Beyond the Myth"". The cat has been featured in segments of other episodes of the same series. The PBS/WNET series ""Nature"" focused on the species in its episode ""Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard"". A snow leopard named Dawa along with her cubs is one of the focal points of the 2017 Disneynature film ""Born in China"". In Peter Matthiessen's 1978 travelogue ""The Snow Leopard"", he recounts his two-month search with naturalist George Schaller for snow leopards in Nepal. In Philip Pullman's 1995–2000 fantasy"
"Snow Leopard Trust The Snow Leopard Trust is the largest and oldest organization working solely to protect the endangered snow leopard (""Panthera uncia"") and its habitat in 12 countries of Central Asia. The trust is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The present total population of snow leopards in the wild is estimated at between 3,920 and 6,390. The trust was founded in 1981 by Helen Elaine Freeman (March 10, 1932 – September 20, 2007). Working as a volunteer at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, Freeman became fascinated with the snow leopards there and learned about their endangered"
"Snow Leopard Trust The Snow Leopard Trust is the largest and oldest organization working solely to protect the endangered snow leopard (""Panthera uncia"") and its habitat in 12 countries of Central Asia. The trust is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The present total population of snow leopards in the wild is estimated at between 3,920 and 6,390. The trust was founded in 1981 by Helen Elaine Freeman (March 10, 1932 – September 20, 2007). Working as a volunteer at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, Freeman became fascinated with the snow leopards there and learned about their endangered"
"well in the face of competition. Other notable players in the North American snowcat market included Thiokol, Bombardier, KRISTI snowcat and Swedish manufacturer Aktiv Snow Trac. All the historic competitors to Tucker Sno-Cat made two-track snowcats. Thiokol of Utah sold its ski-lift and snowcat operations in 1978, with John Z DeLorean purchasing the snowcat division, and changed its name to DMC. DMC later was bought out by its management team and renamed Logan Machine Company more commonly known as LMC. LMC ceased production in 2000. Thiokol's Imp, Super-Imp and Spryte were most its popular products were continued by DMC and"
"stable during winter. The number of snowmobiles in Europe and other parts of the world is low, but growing. Snowmobiles designed to perform various work tasks have been available for many years with dual tracks from such manufacturers as Aktiv (Sweden), who made the Grizzly, Ockelbo (Sweden), who made the 8000, and Bombardier who made the Alpine and later the Alpine II. Currently there are two manufacturers of dual-track snowmobiles; Russia's Buran and the Italian Alpina snowmobiles (under the name ""Sherpa"" and ""Superclass""). An odd version of snowmobile is the Swedish ""Larven"", made by the Lenko Company of Östersund, from"
"of leopards. A female leopard and her cub were featured on ""Planet Earth"" episodes ""Seasonal Forests"" and ""From Pole to Pole"". The female's name is ""Skrytnaya"", which means 'the secretive one'. The male cub died at the age of around 18 months; he was the result of inbreeding — the cub's father was also Skrytnaya's father. Leopard subspecies: African leopard Arabian leopard Anatolian leopard Persian leopard Indian leopard Indochinese leopard Javan leopard Sri Lankan leopard ""Panthera pardus spelaea"" Amur leopard The Amur leopard (""Panthera pardus orientalis"") is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern"
"to Sanskrit (""snake"", ""tiger"" or ""panther""), and probably derives from a Mediterranean language, such as Egyptian. The name was first used in the 13th century. Other vernacular names for the leopard include graupanther, panther and several regional names such as ""tendwa"" in India. The term ""black panther"" refers to leopards with melanistic genes. A term for the leopard used in Old English and later, but now very uncommon, is ""pard"". The scientific name of the leopard is ""Panthera pardus"". The generic name ""Panthera"" derives from Latin via Greek πάνθηρ (""pánthēr""). The term ""panther"", whose first recorded use dates back to"
"is the place from which the Indian Government has inaugurated the Snow Leopard Project. This project aims to provide special conservation measures to protect the snow leopard. This endangered predator is threatened by the decline in wild animals on which to prey, by being poaching for its skin and body parts, and by being killed by farmers to protect their livestock. Other mammals found in the sanctuary include the Asian black bear, the brown bear, the common leopard, the musk deer, the bharal, the Himalayan tahr and the serow. Smaller mammals include the Indian crested porcupine, European otter, goral, civet,"
"the 13th century AD, generally refers to the leopard, and less often to the cougar and the jaguar. Alternative origins suggested for ""Panthera"" include an Indo-Iranian word meaning ""white-yellow"" or ""pale"". In Sanskrit, this could have been derived from पाण्डर ""pāṇḍara"" (""tiger""), which in turn comes from पुण्डरीक ""puṇḍárīka"" (with the same meaning). The specific name ""pardus"" is derived from the Greek (""pardos"") (""male panther""). The leopard is one of the five extant species of the genus ""Panthera"", which also includes the jaguar (""P. onca""), the lion (""P. leo""), the snow leopard (""P. uncia"") and the tiger (""P. tigris""). This"
"there to study the Himalayan Bharal, (blue sheep), and possibly glimpse the elusive snow leopard, an animal rarely spotted in the wild. Schaller is one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in Nepal between 1950 and 1978. Accompanying him on the trip was Matthiessen, and as a result of the trip, Matthiessen wrote ""The Snow Leopard"", (1978) detailing the accounts of their travels and research, which won two U.S. National Book Awards. Schaller is referred to throughout the book as ""GS"". In the late 1970s, Schaller spent time in Brazil studying the jaguar, capybara, ""alligator""(caiman),"
"game hunters' guns. A white, but apparently not albino, leopard cub born in Africa was sold to a zoo in Japan in the spring of 1999 and is called ""Nana"". Two Leopard cubs were born at the Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona; one, named ""Isis"" was believed to be the only white Leopard to be born in captivity. Several experts confirmed that she has white skin, though she was also described as having spots. Blood tests on Isis and her parents were planned if she thrived and if her skin remained white. Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park, Pennsylvania, US,"
"snow leopard, the head and neck being less plainly marked; all the markings on the upper parts are pale, dusky, developing into black below, and deep black on both surfaces of the legs. An important feature is the pattern of the larger rosette markings, which are similar to those of the snow leopard, being composed of smaller spots, but forming larger rosettes than is usual in the ordinary leopard. Excepting the crown, the spots on the head, and especially on the neck, are small, and more or less indistinct. The fore paws, rump and basal three-fourths of the tail are"
"Europe that the manufacturer started calling it the Euro Leopard, but with further non-European orders, the name ""Global-LEOPARD"" is now used instead. However, France, Britain, and Italy all have their own MBTs currently (Leclerc, Challenger 2 and Ariete respectively). In 1984 Germany planned to develop a new MBT called ""Panzerkampfwagen 2000"" (PzKW 2000). In 1988 the requirements for this tank were published, it was designed not as a conventional tank, it should incorporate advanced digital technologies and a new 140 mm gun. For reaching a higher level of armour protection by having the same weight limit as the Leopard 2,"
"other morphological features, especially of the larynx, which are absent in the snow leopard. Snow leopard vocalizations include hisses, chuffing, mews, growls, and wailing. The snow leopard is distributed from the west of Lake Baikal through southern Siberia, in the Kunlun Mountains, in the Russian Altai mountains, Sayan and Tannu-Ola Mountains, in the Tian Shan, across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to the Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan, Karakoram in northern Pakistan, in the Pamir Mountains, and in the high altitudes of the Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and the Tibetan Plateau. In Mongolia, it is found in the"
"the Snow Trac and Kristi. Logan Machine Company LMC is both the tradename (brand name) and an acronym for Logan Manufacturing Company - a US manufacturer of snowcats that ceased operation in 2000. LMC was formed in 1978 when John DeLorean purchased the snowcat division from Thiokol. For approximately 2 years the snowcats were produced under the brand name of DMC but by 1981 or 1982 the brand name was switched to LMC. All 3 brands were based in the same factory during the ownership changes and was headquartered in Logan, Utah. Both DMC and LMC snowcats were available in"
"rely on the hare as part of their diet are also at risk. Snowshoe hare The snowshoe hare (""Lepus americanus""), also called the varying hare, or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name ""snowshoe"" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. Its feet also have fur on the soles to protect it from freezing temperatures. For camouflage, its fur turns white during the winter and rusty brown during the summer. Its flanks are white year-round."
"Snow Leopard award The Snow Leopard award () was a Soviet mountaineering award, given to very experienced climbers. It is still recognised in the Commonwealth of Independent States. To receive this award, a climber must summit all five peaks of 7000m and above located in the former Soviet Union. In Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains there are three Snow Leopard peaks, Ismail Samani Peak (formerly Communism Peak) , Peak Korzhenevskaya , and Ibn Sina Peak (formerly Lenin Peak) on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. In the Tian Shan there are two Snow Leopard peaks, Jengish Chokusu (formerly Peak Pobeda) in Kyrgyzstan (divided by the"
"a pole stabbed through her brain by Magneto. In ""Ultimate X-Men"" #94 (July 2008), a Native American woman in a white costume named Snowbird attacked the X-Men with the help of the Ultimate version of Alpha Flight. She displayed the ability to fly and to create and control blizzard-like weather patterns. Her abilities allowed her to surprise attack Ultimate Storm and quickly knock the young mutant out of the sky with a localized blizzard. Snowbird appears in the ""X-Men"" episode ""Repo Man"", voiced by Melissa Sue Anderson. She displayed her shapeshifting abilities as she assumed the form of a snow"
"and half convertibles. 38,000 F31 Leopards were sold in Japan during its seven-year production span. The third generation was called Leopard J Ferie (""jour férié"" is French for holiday) and appeared in June 1992. The word ""férié"" was also shared with the Honda Civic Ferio sold at the same time. The use of the word ""holiday"" in an automobile name was previously done by Oldsmobile for products manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s with a hardtop bodystyle. It came only in saloon body style and followed the rounded shape of Bluebirds, Altimas, NX, and its companion sports car offering at"
"Nissan Leopard The Nissan Leopard is a line of sport/luxury cars built by Japanese carmaker Nissan. The Leopard began life in 1980 and was discontinued in 1999. The Leopard were initially based on the Japanese market Nissan Skyline and Nissan Laurel and the American Datsun 910/Nissan Maxima, then later based on the chassis of their Nissan Cedric and Nissan Gloria contemporaries and were rear wheel drive. Final versions were the contributing factors to Nissan's Infiniti M and J products. The Leopard sedan was sold exclusively in Japan at ""Nissan Bluebird Store"" locations as a companion to the Fairlady Z, allowing"