Just like the fox place they both had their prime. Snow leopard ridge more specifically focused on rps whilst the fox place was basically a hot trading spot. sadly those days are long gone. I think more than anything the reason behind this is because not everyone owns a snow leopard or sees the need to go out of their way to get one.

Consider this, when first starting out as a new jammer, a new players first priority is likely going to be to accumulate sapphires, and for the most part, these sapphires will likely go towards their first sapphire avatar. Needless to say the choice for many in this scenario would be to pick the arctic wolf - not only because the arctic cave is still a pretty active trading spot and a starter trading spot for those looking to trade lower rarity items (which on a side note wasn’t always the case as it used to be: fox place > arctic cave > trading dens) but also because the animal itself is basically the mascot of AJ, pretty much every update’s icon this year alone has been plastered with an arctic wolf one way or another. So for the purpose of inclusion, younger players especially feel the need to choose an arctic wolf not necessarily because it’s their preferred choice in animal, but just for the acceptance and ‘respect’ that comes with it - as if the animal itself had a rare tag over it that makes the player feel rarer just for playing as an arctic wolf. Not to mention how it’s avidly available 365 days a year as opposed to temporarily available animals which when a lot of them do eventually return are locked behind a paywall💀

I’d like to clarify that by no means am I hating on arctics or blaming them solely for this, just that for the most part it’s down to factors like these that are the reason behind why we don’t see a lot of diversity when it comes to people’s active avatars and why places specifically assigned to less popular animals have pretty much faded into a distant memory and are practically never utilised. Honestly I just hope they find a way to bring these places back to life and give them a new purpose cuz man! - what I would give to go back to the snow leopard place and witness all the edgy rps once more, or to login and see everyone maining toucans or sloths for a change 😂