Miska is a snow leopard living at the Melbourne Zoo. In January, she gave birth to a litter of four cubs, two males and two females. When she decided the cubs were old enough to leave the nursery and go outside, zoo videographers were there to record the cuteness. The chubby, fluffy cubs tried running, jumping, and playing in the big new world as best as their little legs could, while Miska kept an eye on them just in case they needed help. This milestone was also the right time for the cubs to get their first veterinary check, in which they were weighed, vaccinated, and thoroughly examined. They all seem quite healthy, if a bit confused. One stood out as being extra spicy over the indignity.
If you want to see them being born, you'll find that video at Laughing Squid. The cubs have since grown more agile and willing to pounce on each other -and their mom- as you can see at Facebook.
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