Snow leopard gives birth to three cubs Zurich Zoo

A snow leopard has given birth to three cubs at Zurich zoo. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox he two-month-old males are now starting to explore the Panthera enclosure. They don't have names yet. The snow leopards were born on 9 May in a specially equipped whelping box, Zurich Zoo announced on Thursday. At birth, they were still blind and deaf - but their coats were already marked with the typical dark rosettes and spots. In the beginning, this was to protect them from predators so that they would not be spotted at a distance. Later, this colouring provides optimal camouflage when hunting in the high mountains of Central Asia. In the meantime, the cubs are already two months old and independently exploring their habitat. For the time being, they are exploring the mountains. Over the next few weeks, they will be introduced to the three other areas of the habitat: deciduous forest and dry forest. Sixteen metre leaps The snow leopard, which can jump up to 16 ...