A snow leopard named Juno at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park is making everybody smile as she plays with a giant pumpkin, which her caretakers say she has a love/hate relationship with. It seems like she can’t decide whether she wants to eat, play, or destroy it!
The first thing we noticed was Juno’s adorable hops away from the pumpkin. Is she afraid of it? We’re not sure, but it’s the one thing throughout the video that she keeps doing!
Tanganyika always shares the best videos of all of their animals! While baby pygmy hippo Mars usually steals the show, this time Juno was the fan favorite!
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Reactions to the Snow Leopard Playing with Pumpkins
Juno’s video went viral and now has more than 5.4 million views, 674,000 likes, and close to 2,200 comments. People had a lot to say about it, and some of the comments cracked us up! Like @Karin, who pointed out, “I love how big cats still play like house cats!” @kimii agreed, “My kitties have the same moves!” @Jordan shared, “She literally acts EXACTLY like my 8-month-old kitten! If not pet then why pet shaped?!” @kendiikendra joked, “Forbidden house cat LOL!”
We laughed when @paige_rid said, “I’m convinced snow leopards are the orange cats of the big cat world.” @Dakota added, “As an orange cat mom…. yes, I definitely see the similarities LOL!”
@Nicholas R. got more than 18,000 likes when he shared, “I just feel like she wouldn’t maul ME personally…” @camille050716 and many others admitted, “It’s a risk I’m willing to take.” @honestlymelissa agreed, “I understand that she comes equipped with murder mittens. I just think it’d be worth an effort to snuggle, though.”
Other commenters stepped in to point out that snow leopards aren’t aggressive towards humans, and they’re right! Snow Leopard Trust explains that these shy and elusive cats prefer to avoid rather than confront humans.
“Snow leopards are not aggressive towards humans. There has never been a verified snow leopard attack on a human being. Even if disturbed while feeding, a snow leopard is more likely to run away than try to defend the site.” If given the opportunity, we think people would line up to play with Juno!
This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Oct 23, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.