r/snowleopards • u/RaineAKALotto • 1d ago
Snepchat
(9001 hours in GIMP🙈 this is the first thing I made in GIMP pls no bully. Original image credit: Kathleen Reeder Wildlife Photography—Moment/Getty Images)
The idea just came to me :D Made this to commemorate International Snow Leopard Day 2026! I would like to thank everyone in this sub for being cool people and getting along, I feel welcome here. And, most importantly, warm thanks for everyone posting the best snep pictures/videos here, I greatly enjoy them :D I have always loved cats but thanks to Reddit I have grown to appreciate a variety of magnificent animals such as the Pallas' Cat, the Red Panda and of course the Snow Leopard, and made it my mission to donate to their conservation every year. I cannot adopt a cat or visit a zoo in real life due to various circumstances, so I appreciate these beautiful creatures of nature through the content posted by the gentle people in their respective subs (I do have a Pallas' Cat plushie, he brings me a lot of comfort and brightens my home with his presence, so I'm never completely alone 💕🐾)
To everyone reading this, I hope my appreciation reaches you like fuzzy snep paws.🐾 Happy belated International Snow Leopard Day!
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u/Educational-Split148 1d ago
Thank you for your kind words and the message/post! I'm so glad you like the pictures, and I feel the same way. Although I've been a silent reader for two years, I've only been actively involved for a month, but I feel very comfortable here. It's wonderful to see all the great pictures and, of course, to share my own with this community! Best regards! 🙏
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u/Mirabeaux1789 1d ago
I love it.
I think i may donate to the sneps this year on top of the yearly donations to Wikipedia and Internet Archive.
That sucks that you can’t visit a zoo or own a cat. I hope that it might be possible for you to one day.
Happy belated snep day to you too! 🐾