This is the level at which the teacher stretches the student in his thinking and reading. The independent level, on the other hand, is the level at which the child can read easily and with pleasure. Reading scores generally refer to instructional levels.
Snow leopards have long, thick fur, and their base color varies from smoky gray to yellowish tan, with whitish underparts. They have dark grey to black open rosettes on their bodies, with small spots of the same color on their heads and larger spots on their legs and tails.
Most snow leopard habitat is also at very high altitudes. They live between 3000 â 4500 m (9800 â 14,800â²) and sometimes hunt wild prey like argali and ibex as high as 5500 m (18,000â²) in the summer. Living in these high altitudes is another reason why snow leopards are so rarely seen.