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Scientific name
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Panthera uncia Schubet
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Common name
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Snow Leopard
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Hindi
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Barafni Chita
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Ladakhi
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Shan
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Sanskrit
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Hima chitravyaghrah
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Distribution
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75000 sq.kms in the Himalayas
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Religious association
Achi Chokey Dolma, the Tibetan equivalent of Durga, is the protectoress who rides the snow lion. She is venerated by Buddhist communities in Ladakh, Sikkim, Tibet and elsewhere in the Himalayas.
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Source: “Sacred Animals Of India” by Nanditha Krishna, (Penguin Book India, 2010)
http://elelur.com/mammals/snow-leopard.html#photo_3
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