ZooBorns — Snow Leopard
Attack of the Snow Leopard Cub!
Posted by Chris Eastland on
A Snow Leopard cub born this summer at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Bronx Zoo has made its public debut.
The female cub, who has not yet been named, plays and wrestles with her mother, K2, in the photos and video below. Baby animals develop important skills through play, and K2 is proving to be a patient teacher even when her cub is in “attack mode.”
Snow Leopard Cub Takes It Outside
Posted by Chris Eastland on
When Woodland Park Zoo keepers opened the door allowing Aibek, a 2-month-old Snow Leopard, to leave the maternity den for the first time, the cub zipped outside so fast that he beat his mom into the outdoor habitat.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
Aibek immediately began pouncing, climbing, and stealthily sneaking around the enclosure amid a light drizzling rain. He...
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Snow Leopard Siblings Debut at L.A. Zoo
Posted by Andrew Bleiman on
The Los Angeles Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of two endangered Snow Leopard cubs!
A male and female were born on May 12 and May 13 to a three-year-old mother, Georgina, and a five-year-old father, Fred. The cubs are the first offspring for the adults, who were paired together in July 2015 as a part of a Species Survival Plan (SSP).
The new siblings spent several months behind the...
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Meet Kitai the Endangered Snow Leopard Cub
Posted by Andrew Bleiman on
A blue-eyed bundle of fluff arrived at Tierpark Berlin on June 13: Kitai the Snow Leopard cub!
Kitai was born to parents Maya and Bataar, both six years old. This is their third litter together.
Photo Credit: Berlin Zoo
The now two-month-old cub recently had a health check, at which he received vaccinations and an ID chip. The vaccinations are the same as all housecats receive for protection...
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