By comparing key morphological features of fossil snow leopards with modern specimens, the team found evidence that the species underwent significant changes during the Middle Pleistocene period.
By comparing key morphological features of fossil snow leopards with modern specimens, the team found evidence that the species underwent significant changes during the Middle Pleistocene period.
They employed a Random Forest approach, training a model known as Species Distribution Modeling to predict how snow leopards might adapt based on climate conditions. Subsequently, they applied ...
Contemporary snow leopards are rare — and fossils of their ancient ancestors are even more scarce. Researchers have now identified and examined million-year-old bones of the big cat and have come to ...
They accumulated nearly 10,000 independent records of snow leopard activity, according to a statement from the Beijing-based Shan Shui Conservation Center, a Chinese NGO dedicated to species and ...