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Seeing Spots! Extremely Rare Amur Leopard Cubs Make Debut

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Congratulations are in order to Kristen and Davidoff, a mated pair of Amur Leopard who are now the proud parents of TWO healthy cubs.  Their home, Twycross Zoo in the UK, is also to be congratulated in helping this critically endangered species – often considered the rarest big cat species in the world –  through the European Endangered Species Program (EEP).  Utilizing the EEP, Twycross Zoo with many others are helping to ensure genetic diversity among the now 176 plus Amur leopards living in zoos.  This figure is nearly triple the wild population count who live in the snowy eastern regions of Russia.

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(Mom and cubs stepping out! Image Credit: Clare Smith/ZooBorns)

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(Sharing a drink. Image Credit: Gillian Day/ZooBorns)

Read more at ZooBorns and ARKive.

Kristen E. Strubberg is the Editor-in-Chief for TGNR. Kristen founded TGNR in 2013 - seeking to create a high quality platform for original, eclectic and substantive positive news journalism by attracting expert contributors in many varying subjects. Kristen also works as a clinical medical researcher in Cardiology, with an original background in Neuroscience. Her passion for science has translated to her science-fiction specialization, with her highly adept published insights into the best of sci-fi’s popular culture. Kristen has served as TGNR’s Editor-in-Chief since 2013.

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