Snow Leopards are known to jump upto 9 metres which is 6 times more than their body length.
Snow leopards are native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number fewer than 10,000 mature individuals.
Their numbers are believed to decline further due to habitat loss and poaching.
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- UPSC Environment and Ecology Questions
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