Niabi Zoo announced the birth of the Amur leopard cubs in a Facebook post Tuesday. Fewer than 100 individual Amur leopards exist in the wild and it is the most critically endangered big cat in the world, according to the zoo.
The zoo says there have been only seven others born in the U.S. in 2021.The zoo received and housed one of several Amur Leopards brought over from zoos in Europe to breed with its male Amur leopard “Jilin.” The zoo eventually received “Iona” from the Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens in Great Britain in July 2021.
The zoo said a third cub was born, but only lived a few days. The two surviving cubs, a male and female, are fortunately thriving.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Two Illinois candidates, same name, one ballotA small-time race for county treasurer in southern Illinois got wild last week when incumbent Ashley Gott received a challenge — from Ashley Gott.
Read more »
At least two people shot in Maitre Park Thursday afternoonMobile police are investigating a shooting that left at least two people wounded.
Read more »
Two years into pandemic, Americans still feeling deadly impact of COVID-19NEW YORK — March marks two years since the coronavirus pandemic upended life across the globe.
Read more »
Two grueling years later, world takes cautious steps forwardOn the two-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic, people are shedding their masks and getting back to normal as COVID-19 deaths and cases plummet
Read more »
Geologists Have Closely Analyzed Two Bizarre 'Blobs' Detected Deep Inside EarthEarth's interior is not a uniform stack of layers. Deep in its thick middle layer lie two colossal blobs of thermo-chemical material.
Read more »