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Little Big Cat                                                                                                     new mom nursing, grooming,
                                                                                                                  and attending to her cub.
First for the good news.      CONSERVATION                                                                       These are benchmark behaviors
We are delighted to                                                                                             that help promote a strong
                                                                                                                maternal bond, and our little fella
announce the healthy                                                                                            is thriving.
                                                                                                                   Big cats are secretive animals
birth of a male Amur leopard                                                                                   after giving birth. Our caregivers
                                                                                                             monitored Lisa and the cub via a
cub on July 22. He is the first of his species                                                             video camera in their den to make
                                                                                                        sure all was well without disturbing the
born here and the first offspring to 5-year-old                                                     two, and they will continue to keep an eye
                                                                                                  on the cub’s growth and well-being in the
mother Lisa and father Kasha, age 6.                                                              coming months. The cub soon will taste meat
                                                                                                  and other solid food for the first time. Our
Now for the bad. Nearly hunted to                                                                 hope is that he will be out for guests to see at
                                                                                                  Big Cats by the end of the year.
extinction, Amur leopards are the world’s                                                           If you want to be part of the cub’s up-
                                                                                                  bringing, just Share the Care for him. Go to
most endangered cats. Threatening them           AMUR
even further, wildfires are common in their      LEOPARD                                          CZS.org/STCGateways to see how! █
native habitat; they are losing habitat to

logging and housing developments; and their      The as-of-yet-unnamed cub is a critical part
natural prey populations are dwindling.          of maintaining the genetic diversity of the
Fewer than 70 survive in their native            leopard population in zoos accredited by
southeastern Russia.                             the Association. That zoo population is now
                                                 numbered at about 80 animals.
  The Chicago Zoological Society is a member
of the Amur Leopard Species Survival Plan          Animal care staff here are pleased to see the
of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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