I had this idea, since snow leopards are my favorite big cat, and Lioden does an excellent job mixing big cat species!

We've already got leopons and tigons, which turned out wonderfully. However, I was wondering what it would be like to have a snow leopard-lion hybrid.

This could be basically the same as a regular mutation, but with a slight factor. Snow leopards are animals that thrive in cold environments, so I was thinking that during the winter months of the year (December, January, February), the snow-lion mutation would have a 15% higher chance of happening on Lioden!

Here's a little more information:

Unique Markings

Snow-Lions (or whatever they end up being called, I'll just call them that for now), would have markings that can ONLY be passed on by breeding a “first generation” snow-lion (AKA a cub bred from two regular lions would have this marking and then could be passed on, however the cub’s parents would NOT have this marking since they don’t have snow-lion lineage)! This marking could be "Splotched Rosette".

Snow leopards have a rosette-like marking, however, around their eyes, muzzle, neck fur, legs/ankles, and tail-tip they have solid black blobs/dots instead of rosettes.

Their tail-tips are the only blob that can cover their entire patch of fur (as in a loop all the way around).




This is the marking I came up with. It’s called “Splotched Rosette”.

Snow-Lion Exclusive Base

Like the Tigon Exclusive base Mandarin, there would be a Snow-Lion Exclusive base for offspring as well. I imagine it would look like this.

Physical Changes

As for physical changes, a Snow-Lion would be fluffier than regular lions, with larger paws. Snow leopards use their paws to help stay atop the snow. Since lions don't need to do this, it wouldn't be absolutely necessary, however, I do think it's a rational idea, considering cats with big paws can be incredibly stealthy.

I don’t have an idea for a pose other than standing, similar to the Tigon pose but with the tail going outwards instead of inwards (such as the image linked below).



The Snow-Lion's tail would be thicker and fluffier. A snow leopards' tail is one of its key features. It rounds out at the end.

This is probably the most important feature I'll be suggesting!!!

Like Tigons, the Snow-Lion would have a bit of neck fluff. In my mind, I see it being a lot like the "Mane Imperial" mutation female lions can have, except they have more cheek fluff added to them, like the snow leopard in this photo.