We know the snow leopard as a medium sized graceful cat with the base color of their fur from light gray to a darker gray with solid spots located on the head, neck, and limbs; while the remainder of the body is covered in unique spots called "rosettes"."Rosettes" are large circles that can have smaller circles within them. This distinctive fur is a causative agent to their diminishing numbers. This coat is used for very much, it is used for warmth from the high Rocky Mountains and it is used for camouflage. The reason why the snow leopard needs camouflage is because it does not want its prey to notice it. Another reason for camouflage is the for snow leopard to hide from hunters. Men are the main reason snow leopards are going extinct. Men have taken a large part of their habitat way from snow leopards. Men have reduced the snow leopard population by killing them not for food but for their gorgeous coat and bones. This distinctive fur is a causative agent to their diminishing numbers. Humans, being the snow leopards only enemies, hunt them to sell their fur on the black market. Furs can be sold for about $60,000 making the seller a handsome profit. Snow leopards bones are used in Chinese medicines another reason they are hunted, the skeleton of a snow leopard can be sold for about $240. Some people collect endangered species furs to show off as a status symbol. It is illegal to pouch a snow leopard but many people do just to show off its beauty and their wealth.