The San Diego Zoo has just received two new additions! This week the zoo introduced two clouded leopard cubs that just happen to be brothers. They are 14 weeks old and their names are Riki-san and Haui-san. The cubs came from the National Zoo at Grassmere which has a special breeding program for clouded leopards because they are vulnerable to extinction. The reason these efforts are being made is because there are believed to be about 10,000 clouded leopards left in the wild, but they face deadly threats such as deforestation and poaching. Of course the leopards coat is beautiful, but people take advantage of that and kill these animals just to keep the fur for themselves; this has caused a major problem. Riki-san and Haui-san are two of many leopards that have been breed to help replenish the amount of their species in the world. While these two are held in quarantine for at least 30 days, they can be seen playing just like any leopard would do. The largest cub, Riki-san at 13 pounds is more timid; his brother Haui-san is 11.5 pounds and very rambunctious. I'm sure the zoo can’t wait to show off these cute additions to the zoo and start a long relationship with them!
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/baby-leopard-brothers-come-san-diego-zoo-233141949.html;_ylt=Am0qdiY3XsjhhlxDx86HS1APLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNmY3VsYm9nBG1pdAMEcGtnAzdhNGY0NTZhLWU3YTUtMzE3Ni1hMTI4LTg0ZGVlMGU1OWRiNwRwb3MDNQRzZWMDbG5fQW5pbWFsc19nYWwEdmVyAzc2ZmM0NTExLTQwYzctMTFlMi1iY2ZmLTk3NjhiZDQyYzE4Nw--;_ylv=3
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