Snow Leopards

Besides being my favorite animal, snow leopards are fascinating animals. Snow leopards are the descendants of the wild cat and panther families.They have gorgeous smoky-grey coats patterned with black spots. These carnivorous animals are  widely spread over Central and South Asia in countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, India, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Bhutan, Russia and Kazakhstan. Snow leopards prefer living in ridges, cliffs and rock outcrops. These locations are convenient because they provide camouflage for sneaking up on prey. Snow leopards are very independent creatures, they live alone most of the time and only socialize during mating season. They live in very cold environments which is why they have a lot of fur. Unfortunately, this beautiful species is endangered.You can see these beautiful animals in various zoos and there are various websites and organizations where you can make donations to help keep these animals safe.

Vocabulary:

Descendants: a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Carnivorous: animals eat other animals. Meat eaters.

Convenient: fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.

Camouflage: to hide or disguise

Prey: an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Endangered: population decreasing. At risk for being extinct.

Vocabulary Exercise:

Complete the word-search below.

Grammar:

This blog entry is an informative piece on snow leopards. Informative writing involves using facts to describe what is being written about. Facts are A fact is something that is true and can be proven. It does not change, no matter who says it. Everything that was stated in this entry was factual. This entry is informative because the reader is now learning factual information about snow leopards.

Grammar Exercise:

Write an informative piece (one paragraph) about an animal of your choosing. Include as many facts as possible that describe what this animal is like!