state animal of Himachal Pradesh-Snow Leopard

name of state animal of Himachal Pradesh is Snow Leopard.Description of state animal of Himachal Pradesh. Habit and habitat of Snow leopard. They prefer steep, rocky and broken terrain. Cliffs and major ridge-lines are preferred for daytime resting.

Snow leopard is a beautiful animal. The color of body is cream-yellow or white to Smokey-grey, with white or yellow tinged fur and patterned dark-grey to black rosettes and spots. They have small rounded ears that help to minimize heat loss. The nasal cavity is enlarged, that warms the cold air as it is breathed in. Young snow leopards have longitudinal black stripes across the middle of their back…………..

Their eyes are pale green or grey in color. The tail is long and flexible, and is used for maintain their balance in the steep and rocky terrain they inhabit, and also use for balancing at the time of hunting. Their tails are also very thick due to storage of fat and are very thickly covered with fur which allows them to be used like a blanket to protect their faces when asleep………..

The snow leopard is a solitary animal. Breeding season is between between January to March. Age of sexual maturity is 3 to 4 years for male and 2 to 3 years for female. When females are in estrus, they make a continuous yowling sound that is required to attract males