Mating Season: Between January and mid-March. Litter size: 2-3 cubs.
Females give birth in rocky dens lined with their fur. The young follow their mother on hunts at three months and remain with her through their first winter. The mating season occurs typically in the late winter months between December and March, during this time and when the mother is caring for her cubs marks the only times snow leopards are not alone. The way the female snow leopards know how to attract a mate is to spray rocks with their urine, they do this to inform the surrounding males that it's mating season.
Females give birth in rocky dens lined with their fur. The young follow their mother on hunts at three months and remain with her through their first winter. The mating season occurs typically in the late winter months between December and March, during this time and when the mother is caring for her cubs marks the only times snow leopards are not alone. The way the female snow leopards know how to attract a mate is to spray rocks with their urine, they do this to inform the surrounding males that it's mating season.