Is water an important resource for the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in periods when terrain is covered with snow?

Figures & data

Figure 1. Location of the study site, the Shamshy Wildlife Sanctuary, Kyrgyz Republic

Figure 2. Images from the video sequences recorded using camera traps located along the river banks at the study site. (a) A photograph of a female snow leopard drinking water along the river banks. (b) A photograph of the two cubs of the same female snow leopard playing along the river banks while the mother was drinking water. (c) A photograph of ibex eating snow