The Snow leopard (Panthera uncia / Uncia uncia), also known as the ounce, is seen at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal. This isIndia's largest high-altitude zoo (7,000 feet). The PNHZP is the only zoo in the world for the conservation and breeding of snow leopards in captivity. The Snow leopardis a Vulnerable IUCN Red Listed large long-haired Asian cat and one of the most enigmatic species on the planet. Referred to by locals as the ''mountain ghosts'', native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. India.

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