A confident and adept mountain climber (Panthera uncia) casts a gaze your way.

Remember our Cub Condundrum cub (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4005102/)? Well, the mountain was indeed eventually conquered and standing proudly atop is the victor. It certainly takes work, but snow leopards are incredibly gifted to adapt to mountainous environments. Even the smallest, fluffiest cub can grow to be a master of the mountains, using its talents to find shelter and spring upon unsuspecting prey. Snow leopards really are remarkable in that way.

We all have our mountains to conquer. Never yield, no matter how impossible the task may seem.

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Snow leopards are found in mountainous central Asia, also called "the roof of the world". They are acclimated for some of the harshest terrain and climate in the world and are extremely elusive. Sadly, snow leopards are not elusive enough to escape the hand of man. They are an endangered species and there may be as few as 3,000 left in the wild with populations decreasing. Individuals are often the victims of revenge killing after taking village livestock, poaching for their bones and skin, prey depletion and habitat loss.

Please visit http://www.snowleopard.org for more information on snow leopards and how you can help.