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Snow leopard on the reverse of the old 10,000-Kazakhstani tenge banknote Emblem of Tatarstan, depicting the Aq Bars, a mythical winged Snow leopard. The snow leopard is widely used in heraldry and as an emblem in Central Asia. The Aq Bars ('White Leopard') is a political symbol of the Tatars, Kazakhs, and Bulgars.
There are 208 mammal species reported including 28 species outside the limits of the protected areas but excluding four known extinct species. [4] Among the species of mammal found in Nepal, notable are the Bengal fox, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, corsac fox, Asiatic lion, Asiatic elephant, marbled cat, Indian pangolin, Chinese pangolin, red panda, snow leopard, Tibetan fox and Tibetan wolf.
The following is a list of butterflies of Nepal. Six hundred and seventy-six species and thirty subspecies are listed. Six hundred and seventy-six species and thirty subspecies are listed. This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2006 Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies , [ 1 ] with some recent additions and a modernized ...
Parnassius is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane (alpine and Himalayan) butterflies usually known as Apollos or snow Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also exhibit altitudinal melananism, a high-altitude adaptation.
Phalanta eurytis (Doubleday, [1847]) – forest leopard, forest leopard fritillary, or African leopard fritillary Phalanta phalantha (Drury, [1773]) – common leopard or spotted rustic Phalanta madagascariensis (Mabille, 1887)
The snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is the only member of the genus Pagodroma. It is one of only three birds that have been seen at the Geographic South Pole , along with the Antarctic petrel and the south polar skua , which has the most southerly breeding sites of any bird, inland in Antarctica.
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Original – Portrait of a male snow leopard (Uncia uncia) of the Rheintal zoo. The Original Original - The image before it was unnecessarily and detrimentally edited. Portrait of a male snow leopard (Uncia uncia) of the Rheintal zoo. Reason Good quality and high EV for the description section. Articles in which this image appears