For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

A rare snow leopard mauled a tourist in China on Jan. 23, after officials say the tourist tried to get close enough to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Louisville Zoo recently announced the death of 14-year-old snow leopard, Kimti, after he was "humanly euthanized" when his advanced illness and aging caused hip ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a carnivorous hunter admired for its striking coat of white, yellow, or grey fur with black rosettes. Snow leopards live mainly in the alpine and subalpine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult. zahoor salmi/Moment via Getty Images Snow ...

The endangered big cats are hanging on in Russia, the first country-wide survey of the animal suggests, while scientists and ...

Just in time for the holidays, a new feline has landed at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The arrival is part of ...

One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Zoo announced Wednesday a beloved big cat at the zoo has died. Kimti, a 14-year-old snow leopard, had been under close veterinarian care for several years for severe ...