Snow Leopard (Zoo Tycoon 2)

The snow leopard (Uncia uncia in game, now Panthera uncia) is an animal included in the original Zoo Tycoon 2 game. The snow leopard becomes adoptable in campaign and challenge modes after achieving a 4-star zoo rating.

Distribution & Conservation Status
The snow leopard falls under the Alpine Asia location and is marked as endangered. In reality, two subspecies of snow leopard have been recognized - Panthera uncia uncia in Mongolia and Russia and Panthera uncia uncioides in Western China and the Himalayas - while a third has been proposed - Panthera uncia baikalensis-romanii in the Transbaikal region of Russia. The snow leopard can be found in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Mongolia.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Panthera

Species: Panthera uncia

Diet & Enrichment
The snow leopard is defined as a carnivore and a piscivore. It will use food dishes. It will mark its scent on large and medium rocks and will climb many rocks. It will also climb yellow fever acacia trees, umbrella acacia trees, kapok trees, elephant ear trees and boabab trees. The snow leopard uses the scratch post, rubber toy, rattle ball, pursuit ball, pole and rope with ice block, plastic barrel, ice block, heated rock, car tire, ball, feeder ball and rock ball.

Shelter & Space
The snow leopard uses the raised sleeping platform, shade structure, small wooden shelter, small snow cave, small rock cave, small concrete shelter, large wooden shelter, large snow cave, large rock cave, large concrete shelter and kopje. A single snow leopard requires a space of 320 while each additional snow leopard requires another 100.