The Saint Louis Zoo has welcomed two adorable – and incredibly rare – bundles of joy: Anya and Irina, critically endangered Amur leopard cubs.
Highlights
- The female cubs were born on April 21 to lucky parents Dot and Samson.
- Amur leopards are thought to be the world’s rarest big cat, with around 120 left in the wild in Russia and China.
- The Saint Louis Zoo announced the exciting birth on May 19 via Twitter.
- Dot arrived at the zoo in 2020 and the cubs will stay in a private maternity den for the next few months, the zoo said.
- The cubs are expected to live in the private den for a few more months, zoo said in a statement on May 20.