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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Mon Dec 10, 2012, 08:19 PM Dec 2012

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Snow leopards make rare appearance via camera trap - VIDEO (1:17)

Dec. 7 - Images of three snow leopards - a mother and her two cubs - have been recorded by a camera trap high in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains. The conservation group Panthera says the images indicate that a healthy population of the cats may be thriving in the area, despite the presence of hunters. Rob Muir reports. ( Transcript )

http://uk.reuters.com/video/2012/12/07/snow-leopards-make-rare-appearance-via-c?videoId=239746938

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Snow leopards make rare appearance via camera trap - VIDEO (1:17) (Original Post) dipsydoodle Dec 2012 OP

Beautiful animals lark Dec 2012 #1

Amazing Rabid_Rabbit Dec 2012 #2

Loved the extreme close-up at the end SacoMaine61 Dec 2012 #3

beautiful lovemydog Dec 2012 #4

Wonderful creatures. Hope their instincts will protect them. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #5

They're just stunningly beautiful, aren't they? Such powerful tails. catbyte Dec 2012 #6

lark

(23,155 posts)

1. Beautiful animals

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 01:56 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks for sharing this dipsydoodle.

Rabid_Rabbit

(131 posts)

2. Amazing

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 04:53 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks for posting this.

SacoMaine61

(114 posts)

3. Loved the extreme close-up at the end

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 09:54 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks so much for posting that!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

4. beautiful

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:39 AM

Dec 2012

Thanks for sharing.

Judi Lynn

(160,614 posts)

5. Wonderful creatures. Hope their instincts will protect them. n/t

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:20 AM

Dec 2012

catbyte

(34,447 posts)

6. They're just stunningly beautiful, aren't they? Such powerful tails.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 03:44 PM

Dec 2012

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