Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered.
Snow leopards have low genetic diversity, increasing their risk of extinction in a changing environment, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Genetic diversity refers to the variation in genetic makeup among individuals within a population, which can be a factor in a species' adaptability and survival.
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