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ZOOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY BULLETIN 



No. I I PrBi.isHEU Bv The \h\v ^'ork Zoological Society October, 19OJ 



THE SNOW LEOPARD. 



Ol'" ALL nienibers of the Cat l'"aniil\' 

 that conic to a modern Lion House, 

 none is more welcome than the Snow 

 Leopard, or Ounce, {Fclis iincia). 

 This creature is at once beautiful, good-tem- 

 pered, and of exceeding; rarity : and what more 

 can we ask of one animal ? 



Eighteen months ago, an order for a jiair of 

 Snow Leojjards was jilaced with Mr. Carl 

 Hagenbeck, with no time limit. One year ago, 

 a pair in Calcutta was purchased in London, 

 but both animals died prior to shipment. Out 



of four s])ecinu-ns collected by .\ir. Hagen- 

 beck's agents near the northern 1)order of 

 Thibet, and shipped to 1 lamburg via Mongolia, 

 three died in transit. The fourth reached the 

 Zoological Park four weeks ago, not only 

 alive, but in excellent health and spirits. It 

 comes as the gift of Mrs. Emma B. Aucliin- 

 closs. 



The Snow Leopard, or Ounce, is a leopard of 

 the high altitudes, from the northern slope of 

 the Himalayas to the Altai Mountains of Alon- 

 golia. Its home is above an elevation of 9,000 



THE SNOW LEOPARD, OR OUNCE. 

 Gift of Mrs. Emma B. Aughingloss. 



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