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    • James Harvey
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        May 1, 2014 at 3:27 am
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        #6143

        New footage of a wild snow leopard…Apparently the cat had just chowed down on a bunch of sheep and couldn’t be bothered running away, hence the video. Even fat and happy, that’s a pretty awesome animal. How long is the tail!

        http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27169371

        I saw one in a zoo in Sydney. It was a bit like seeing a cattle dog in a suburban back yard. Not very nice.

      • David Petersen
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          May 1, 2014 at 10:56 pm
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          #49076

          Who you calling an amateur? 😆 Anyone who has read the recently late Peter Matthiessen’s classic “The Snow Leopard” (not for the intellectually or spiritually sedentary) understands the magical qualities of this rare and elusive illusive allusive creature in the wild, and thus how wrong it is to keep such in prison for public viewing by mostly clueless and undeserving people.

        • Bruce Smithhammer
            May 2, 2014 at 1:06 am
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            #49160

            What an amazing critter. That tail is incredible!! Thanks for sharing, Jim.

          • tailfeather
              May 2, 2014 at 1:34 am
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              #49181

              Very cool, Jim. Thanks for sharing.

            • Mark Turton
                May 2, 2014 at 3:59 pm
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                #49845

                Didn’t look to steady on its feet going up the rocks.

                Will it grow into that tail!

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