habitat
The Snow Leopard ranges includes alpine meadows, treeless rocky mountians and rhododendron forests. Most of their range occurs in Tibet and the other parts of China associated with steep rocky slopes, with arid shrub land, grassland or steppe vegetation. Occasionally, in parts of their habitats the visit open coniferous forests, but generally avoid the dense types of forests. They are found at high elevations of 3000 - 4500 meters, and even higher then the Himalayas.
