The Amur leopard is considered one of the rarest and most endangered cats in the world, the zoo said when announcing the female cubs.
One of the world’s rarest cats has a new addition to the family.
The Amur leopard lives in the forests of the Russian Far East and northeast China, with a few possibly also in North Korea. , Amur leopards have been hunted mercilessly over the past decades due to their beautiful, unique coats. They’re also hunted for their bones, used in traditional Asian medicines. Adding to the reason for their decrease in population, their homelands have been destroyed by logging, forest fires and other industrial developments. Amur leopard cubs are born after a gestation period of approximately 100 days.
The female cubs at the Saint Louis Zoo are staying for now with their mother in a private, indoor maternity den. This allows the cubs to grow "large enough to safely navigate all of the obstacles in the outdoor habitat," the zoo said.
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