Stumbled upon this amazing video about the Himalayas. Journeying from West to East and following the seasons, the film begins in Pakistan in winter. A snow leopard chases a markhor sheep, wolves hunt for frozen bodies in the snow, and golden eagles soar above searching for prey. As ice slowly slides down the mountains, Hindu pilgrims take a bath in the melted water, worshiping the mountain and the water as a source of life. I was transported to another world watching this...
The Himalayas are home to snow leopards, Himalayan wolves and Tibetan bears. Individual snow leopards like to stay in a well-defined home range but according to researchers they don’t defend their territory aggressively when encroached upon by other snow leopards. Nor will they defend their territory against wolves. Researchers say the relationship between snow leopards and wolves is the same as cats and dogs. A snow leopard will not defend its food but will give it up to wolves in the same way a cat will usually give up to a dog. Snow leopards are generally shy, even within their own species, and will only seek out other snow leopards during mating season.
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