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Blending perfectly to its rocky habitat and thorny shrubs with the help of white-grey coat spotted with large black rosettes. Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. It manages to camouflage itself from the rest of the world just as we can see and then whether a hunt or a lazy afternoon nap it can be anywhere and safe. However, he was spotted as its long tail gave out. A long tail provides balance and agility and also wraps around the resting snow leopard as protection from the cold. Snow leopards play a key role as both top predators and as an indicator of the health of their high-altitude habitat. If snow leopards thrive, so will countless other species. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the
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