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Zoo Akron presented baby snow leopard + video
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These two cute baby snow leopards were born at the Akron Zoo in Ohio on April 14. All this time they were in the enclosed space of the exhibition complex "Big cats" with their mother Shanti.
Photo: Akron Zoo
In the picture (top), provided by Akron Zoo, the kittens are two weeks old, and in the lower – they are only two days old. The small leopards have already undergone their first medical examination, which found that they are perfectly healthy and already weigh about 3 kg.
According to the zoo staff, their mother Shanti underwent special training, which allows her to undergo an examination and a weekly ultrasound examination (ultrasound) during pregnancy. In addition, this training method facilitated access to her newborn kittens.
This type of training has become beneficial both for Shanti herself, relieved of unnecessary stress, and for specialists watching her and her offspring. Today, this method of training snow leopards (and not only) is used in many zoos of the country and the world.
These two cubs (a male and a female) became the first litter in Shanti and the second in the male Rosco. His first kittens were born in the spring of 2012. The Shanti and Roscoe pair was created as part of the Endangered Species Conservation and Breeding Plan (SSP).
The snow leopard or snow leopard (Latin Uncia uncia) is a large predatory cat that lives in the mountains of Central Asia. Irbis has a thin, long and flexible body with relatively short legs and a long furry tail. The length of the body together with the tail reaches 200-230 cm, weight - up to 55 kg.
Due to habitat loss and poaching, snow leopards are endangered species and are listed by the IUCN in the International Red Book, as well as in the Red Book of Russia. According to the latest data in the wild now there are no more than 4 thousand animals, and in zoos around the world contains about 2 thousand individuals, and in the United States – no more than 150.
Photo: Akron Zoo
Most of the snow leopard population is in China. About 16% of animals living in zoos were captured in nature, while the rest were born in captivity.
Source: zoopicture.ru
Photo: Akron Zoo
In the picture (top), provided by Akron Zoo, the kittens are two weeks old, and in the lower – they are only two days old. The small leopards have already undergone their first medical examination, which found that they are perfectly healthy and already weigh about 3 kg.
According to the zoo staff, their mother Shanti underwent special training, which allows her to undergo an examination and a weekly ultrasound examination (ultrasound) during pregnancy. In addition, this training method facilitated access to her newborn kittens.
This type of training has become beneficial both for Shanti herself, relieved of unnecessary stress, and for specialists watching her and her offspring. Today, this method of training snow leopards (and not only) is used in many zoos of the country and the world.
These two cubs (a male and a female) became the first litter in Shanti and the second in the male Rosco. His first kittens were born in the spring of 2012. The Shanti and Roscoe pair was created as part of the Endangered Species Conservation and Breeding Plan (SSP).
The snow leopard or snow leopard (Latin Uncia uncia) is a large predatory cat that lives in the mountains of Central Asia. Irbis has a thin, long and flexible body with relatively short legs and a long furry tail. The length of the body together with the tail reaches 200-230 cm, weight - up to 55 kg.
Due to habitat loss and poaching, snow leopards are endangered species and are listed by the IUCN in the International Red Book, as well as in the Red Book of Russia. According to the latest data in the wild now there are no more than 4 thousand animals, and in zoos around the world contains about 2 thousand individuals, and in the United States – no more than 150.
Photo: Akron Zoo
Most of the snow leopard population is in China. About 16% of animals living in zoos were captured in nature, while the rest were born in captivity.
Source: zoopicture.ru
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