Deep in the Himalayas, a mother snow leopard fights to raise her rare cubs in one of the harshest environments on Earth.

For the first time, witness never-before-seen footage of snow leopard cubs in their hidden den. Filmed over five years by local herders and wildlife cameraman Xi Zhinong, this breathtaking nature documentary captures the raw beauty and challenges of Himalayan wildlife.

As the cubs grow, they face incredible dangers—from Tibetan wolves and bears to the struggles of survival in the wild. Will they make it through their first year?

Dive into:
✔️ Exclusive snow leopard cub footage
✔️ Stunning Himalayan landscapes
✔️ Epic wildlife encounters with wolves & bears
✔️ A mother’s fight to protect her young

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📽️ Facts:
Title Snow Leopards & Friends
Directed and Photographed by ​ ​Xi Zhinong, Zi Ding, Da Jie and Qu Peng
Executive producer ​Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer
A co-production of Terra Mater Factual Studios, Mark Fletcher Productions and Wild China Films
🔗 More about the production: Snow Leopard and Friends - Terra Mater Studios

00:00 Welcome to the Himalayas!
00:50 A Snow Leopard shows us her kingdom
03:39 Nighttime in a village
04:36 A new day
05:39 How to honour predators and survive
06:42 Mountain wilderness - Tibetan Blue bear
08:02 Tibetan wolves attack a Yak herd
09:56 Locals "hunt" for the snow leopard
12:00 Snow Leopards get ready for mating season
14:27 Super rare Mating behaviour! Never filmed before!
15:54 A teacher arrives for the local cameramen
16:55 Meet the Tibetan Fox!
19:22 Back with the snow leopards
22:09 The female snow leopard is pregnant!
23:08 And soon gives birth to two cubs!
25:01 Lynx and Bears at a river
27:38 Snow Leopard Mother and cubs cuddling
32:00 Mother Bear and Cub playing
33:00 Vultures spot a carcass
33:56 Mother Snow Leopard leaves to hunt!
34:57 Everything blossoms!
37:31 Snow Leopard Cubs playing together
38:38 Tibetan Fox cubs!
40:30 Snow Leopard cubs take first steps outside
41:59 The den is empty!
43:40 Vulture feast at the river
44:34 Snow Leopard kills a Yak
47:00 A Snow Leopard cub is in a dangerous situation
49:50 The Snow Leopard family fight the odds
51:35 Thanks for watching!

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