Snow leopard fur is thick to help them stay warm. The fur on their bellies is long to keep them warm when they lay down.

Snow leopards have white, yellowish, or smoky-gray fur with dark-gray or black spots and rosettes.

The snow leopard's large paws help it walk on snow.

The snow leopard uses its thick, furry tail--about 40 inches long, nearly as long as the rest of its body--to help it in balancing, the same way humans stretch their arms out for balance when they walk across a stream on a log.

Snow leopards sometimes wrap their tail around their body and face, like a cozy scarf, for warmth when resting.