Snow leopards live very high up - sometimes more than 5,000 metres above the sea. That is higher than nearly all other big cats, and higher than most mountains in Europe. The air up there is thin, but a snow leopard's big chest and powerful lungs help it breathe.
Their fur is one of the warmest of any cat. It is thick, fluffy, and a smoky grey-white that blends perfectly into the snow and rocks. From a distance, a snow leopard can be standing in plain sight and you might walk right past without noticing.
Their tail is amazing. It is almost as long as their body - around a metre. They use it like a thick, furry scarf to wrap around their nose when they sleep, to balance when they leap from rock to rock, and to steer in mid-air. A snow leopard can jump as far as 15 metres in a single leap. That is around the length of a school bus.
Snow leopards are quiet and shy. There may be only a few thousand left in the wild. China has set up many protected areas in the Tibetan Plateau where they can live in peace. People who watch them often go for weeks without seeing one, then catch a glimpse on a camera trap - and the photos are world news.