Everything about a snow leopard is built for cold mountain life. Their fur is the thickest of any big cat - so thick that when they sleep, they can curl up and wrap their long tail around their face like a furry scarf. Their giant paws act like snow shoes, spreading their weight so they don't sink in.
Their tail is the longest of any cat - nearly a metre long, almost as long as their body. They use it for balance when they jump between rocky ledges, and as a warm blanket when they sleep. If you ever see a photo of a snow leopard curled up, you'll see the tail wrapped right around its face.
Snow leopards are amazing jumpers. They can leap up to 15 metres in a single bound - that is the length of a school bus. They live in some of the steepest country on Earth, so being able to jump from rock to rock is more useful to them than running.
Only around 4,000 to 6,500 snow leopards live in the wild today, and around 200 to 400 of them are in Pakistan, mostly in the Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains. Scientists track them using cameras that take a photo whenever something walks past. Each cat has a unique pattern of spots, like a fingerprint.