The WCS-run Bronx Zoo is one of my most favorite places to visit, their Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) making a visit worthwhile in and of itself. While you may hear "George" the lion roaring or any of the many tigers resident at the zoo calling to each other, they are veritable chatterboxes compared to Snow Leopards, which don't roar despite possessing the proper vocal equipment like other big cats. Such silence was part of the reason for placing the Snow Leopard within it's own genus, Uncia, but it now seems that the Himalayan cats really do belong within Panthera although their exact placement within the group is still problematic.
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That's a beautiful picture. Do you have it in higher resolution at all?
Thanks for the compliment! Yes, all the originals are 8MP pictures (they're about 1 Mb+ in size) and I have plenty of Snow Leopard shots. You can expect to see more of them in the future, as well as other big cats.
Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if you'd be willing to send me the original (probably for use as a wallpaper, strictly personal use and all that). If you're okay with that, my e-mail should already be in your commenting system...
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i love that picture :D
i was wondering if you could send me a higher resolution. Because i wanted to use it for my desktop ( personal use only)
if you can please send it to
aznmusica@Live.ca thanks :)