{"id":456594,"date":"2026-03-04T06:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456594\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:09:14","slug":"philly-zoos-puma-siblings-have-a-cat-tastic-time-zooming-through-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/456594\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly Zoo’s Puma Siblings Have a Cat-tastic Time Zooming Through the Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all love a good time in the snow, especially when it has just fallen. But as much as we love a good snow day, I am starting to think that animals love it just a bit more. Between lions<\/a> appreciating the serene atmosphere of falling snow to polar bears<\/a> having a ball, we’ve seen a full range of reactions.<\/p>\n

But a pair of pumas at the Philadelphia Zoo<\/a> have gained a lot of attention for having the time of their lives pouncing and running through the snow in their enclosure, and the video is a must-see.<\/p>\n

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Two Pumas Have Snow Much Fun<\/p>\n

Oh, to have as much fun as these two big cats! While many East Coast residents are ready to pack up the winter clothes and transition to spring, the weather doesn’t seem to want to get with the program. Instead of sunshine and birds<\/a> chirping, the northeast has been hit with more fluffy white stuff than they want.<\/p>\n

The only ones seemingly enjoying the addition of new powder are a pair of Pumas. The Philadelphia Zoo shared a video of siblings frolicking in the snow. Olympia and Elbroch’s care team captured footage of them clawing through mini snow drifts, rolling around, and tackling one another.<\/p>\n

One of the pumas tears off, flying around the enclosure with its sibling on its heels. Of course, that leads to plenty of other shenanigans between the pair, from them batting one another to one getting tackled. Clearly, they are having the time of their lives.<\/p>\n

Related: Pittsburgh’s Penguins Just Had the Ultimate Snow Day, and the Videos Are Pure Joy<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Philly Zoo’s Pumas<\/p>\n

The two Pumas have been at the zoo<\/a> since 2023. The pair was from Kalama, Washington, and, while they were originally from the wild, they were orphaned. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife was caring for them in the interim after their mother had passed. They were about 19 to 20 weeks old at the time and around 40 percent underweight.<\/p>\n

“This placement is crucial because without the intervention of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and Philadelphia Zoo, they would likely not survive on their own and without their mother,” said Rachel Metz, vice president of animal well-being, in a statement. “Part of Philadelphia Zoo’s mission is to inspire action to protect wildlife and habitats. These animals will serve as ambassadors to educate our guests on the importance of apex predators and the challenges that revolve around humans and our relationships with predators in the wild.”<\/p>\n

Fast forward a couple of years, and while people love seeing their adorable interactions, manycomment that they wish these two had stayed in the wild. However, it’s important to note that while that’s always preferable, it’s not always possible. Without human intervention, these two cubs would have died. Thankfully, the pair has thrived and is a well-loved and well-cared-for addition to the zoo’s big cat family.<\/p>\n

Related: Black Cat Adopted From Florida Sees Snow for First Time and Says: ‘Never in My 9 Lives’<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Parade Pets<\/a> on Mar 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add Parade Pets as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We all love a good time in the snow, especially when it has just fallen. But as much…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[164576,90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-456594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-philadelphia-zoo","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}