{"id":368651,"date":"2026-03-27T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368651\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:34:09","slug":"snow-leopard-cubs-take-their-best-shots-northwest-national-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368651\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow leopard cubs take their best shots | Northwest &#038; National News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting vaccinations\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1247\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c6ad1e02925.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting their vaccinations. (Jo Howell \/ Zoos Victoria via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>By Dean Murray<\/p>\n<p>Adorable scenes show <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2025\/08\/08\/rare-baby-snow-leopard-gets-first-health-check-at-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">snow leopards<\/a> getting their vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoo.org.au\/melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Melbourne Zoo\u2019s<\/a> four cubs \u2014 the only <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2025\/07\/24\/newborn-snow-leopard-cub-takes-first-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">snow leopard<\/a> cubs in Australia \u2014 were given their shots before prowling confidently onto their habitat.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting vaccinations\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1661\" height=\"1247\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c6ad1e44a39.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>One of the leopard cubs with workers. (Jo Howell \/ Zoos Victoria via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>                                    By Talker<\/p>\n<p>The four cubs, two girls and two boys named Maya, Kira, Lumi and Sabu, were born in January to 9-year-old mother Miska and 10-year-old father Kang Ju.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Weiner, manager of carnivores and ungulates, said: &#8220;The names were inspired by the range countries where <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2024\/03\/21\/zoo-welcomes-two-snow-leopards-in-hopes-theyll-have-cubs-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">snow leopards<\/a> are found, a wide variety of locations around the Himalayas.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting vaccinations\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1176\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c6ad1e7aa46.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Three snow leopard cubs. (Jo Howell \/ Zoos Victoria via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>                                    By Talker<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn\u2019t know what their personalities would be like and it was obvious very quickly \u2014 three of them were really quite calm and curious and the other one was very feisty and quite a handful!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 3-kilogram (6.6 pounds) leopards have been playful with their mother, Miska.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Weiner adds: &#8220;As the cubs grow they start to practice some of those hunting behaviors and they\u2019ve started to practice them on Miska \u2014 they\u2019re pouncing on her, they\u2019re chewing on her tail, they\u2019re grabbing her.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting vaccinations\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1247\" height=\"1661\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c6ad1ec6d47.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"266\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Jo Howell \/ Zoos Victoria via SWNS)<\/p>\n<p>                                    By Talker<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As you can imagine, four cubs are a lot to handle! So, she does take some time on her own away from them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2021\/12\/06\/these-snow-leopard-cubs-having-fun-in-the-sun-will-melt-your-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Snow leopards<\/a> are classed as vulnerable and Zoos Victoria is contributing to a global breeding program to ensure their conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting their vaccinations. 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