Our 6-week-old Amur leopard cubs are doing great behind the scenes! Join Asian Highlands Lead Keeper Basia for an update on the two cubs’ following mom, getting more mobile, and communicating by making the cutest cub calls you’ve ever heard!
Once they show keepers they’re mobile and comfortable enough to explore outside where guests can see them, we will share that update on our social media channels.
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Anya is an attentive mother who shows patience and leadership to her offspring. Her team has been working to support Anya and bring healthy cubs to the world for years, and Anya’s two previous litters were stillborn.
Those experiences were difficult, and they serve as important reminders of how delicate the breeding and rearing process can be.
Anya and her care team have shown perseverance through their commitment to contributing to the Amur Leopard Species Survival Plan because Amur leopards are the rarest big cats on the planet, with only around 100 individuals left in the wild. We appreciate your support, which allows us to continue this important work to save species.
The cubs have not been named yet, and two incredible donors who contributed to the Zoo will be honored! We will share the cubs’ names as soon as we have them.
Because the cubs and Anya are doing so well, we have not needed to intervene, so we have not confirmed the cubs’ sexes or weights. Keep up with the cubs, and see previous updates below.
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