Snow Leopards Are Just Carelessly Munching On Their Fluffy Cat Tails
Snow leopards already look like they were designed to win every cat-lover’s attention, but their giant fluffy tails make them even harder to ignore. Between the balance help, the cold-weather use, and the sheer amount of fluff, these big cats have one feature that seems almost too tempting to leave alone.
That is exactly what makes this story so funny, because the leopards are not just using their tails for survival, they also seem to treat them like a built-in snack or toy. In captivity, the habit looks even more bizarre, since there is no icy wind to explain it away.
So why are snow leopards so obsessed with their own tails? The photos make the answer look a lot more amusing than scientific.
In the wild, there is a perfectly good explanation for this, they wrap their tails around their heads and noses to protect them from the cold. However, they do this in captivity as well, where they have no harsh winter conditions. Is it genetic, or can they simply not resist the fluff?
It really does look like the tail is the main event here.
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3. A baby leopard chewing on his mom’s tail.
The family photos only make it more ridiculous.
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6. Snow time...
Even the grown-ups seem to get in on it.
This is similar to the elusive clouded leopard spotted high in the Himalayan forest, rare and hard to catch.
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11. Mom’s tail is the best toy…
At this point, the tail might be the most popular thing in the enclosure.
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Want more spine-tingling snow leopard drama? Hear the wild roar that finally broke the silence.
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