Zoo officials in Hungary have some purr-fectly delightful news. On August 14, a trio of rare Persian Leopards was introduced at the Budapest Zoo. The triplets, who were born on June 19, will be kept with their mother for a year before they are sent to new homes at zoos around the world.
The male cub, Bahar, and the two female cubs, Bella and Bara, are part of a breeding program created to save the animals from extinction. There are fewer than 2,000 Persian leopards left in the wild, and only about 74 live in captivity. The endangered species lives in Western Asian countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Zoo officials say the newborn cubs are doing well.