Amur Leopard

Lovely pics CC and I am sure Zane will come out once settled in, it must be very confusing for her.

Lai

  that's so exciting that Zane has arrived, hopefully she will come out and say hello very soon. I wonder what Toomas will make of her    That is such a wonderful photo of Toomas CC, he is just so stunning isn't he. Stina is a beautiful girl isn't she. You are very lucky to be able to see them and i'm grateful for the pictures, I always look forward to your zoo visit posts    All we need now is for Zane to make an appearance   

littlewid-x-

 

Darla's nest cam is open again, she looks like she could go into labour any time! (or it can still take some days, but not many!):

http://www.digisilm.ee/avalik

Click on the first amur leopard picture to open the nest cam!

  

CC

  great, thanks CC

This is what I caught just now

Lai

  That's really exciting CC, thanks for letting us know. That's a great pic of her earlier Lai. I have just captured this one and she is resting on her back looking like she has had a good Sunday lunch   



It's going to be great to be able to follow her again and her new litter of cubs   
Thanks again CC

littlewid-x-

 Thanks for the link CC another cam for me to keep my eye on. Fingers X I might get a video of the birth. Thanks for the pics Lai, and LW

WS

I think it may happen soon, she is restless and keeps cleaning herself... :)

CC

There are at least two cubs now, maybe more to come!

CC

     I got a video of Darla giving birth in the early hours of this morning

Darla's first Cub born 1-17am UK time



I think this was the moment Darla gave birth to her second Cub around 2-00am this morning



WS

  Darla    how wonderful is that, a real cheer to find that this evening. Two beautiful cubs and to see them being born was brilliant, especially the way the first one popped out, just amazing. Now we can have many hours of happy watching this family grow and bond together   

A huge    WS for posting those two videos, just loved them, thanks so much, your a   

littlewid-x-

   Thanks LW. Just checked the Cam, and our   Leopard now has three Cubs, just caught the feeding



For those who would like to see the Cam this is the link below, then click on the first Leopard photo top left
http://www.digisilm.ee/avalik

WS

WS, thank you so much for the videos!!!

The third cub was born about seven hours from the second one; it was a nice surprise when I opened the link and suddenly there was one more baby.   

Aren't those little tails adorable?!

CC

What a fantastic surprise    3 little cubs   Darla. That's another lovely video WS and Darla is so lovely with them isn't she. She is going to have her paws full with 3 little ones and it's going to be fantastic to see them growing up. That's great news to end the day on.

littlewid-x-

A couple of short videos of the Cubs





WS

I guess there was someone cleaning the area outside the nest. Darla has moved closer to the door, ready to attack.   



Look at the little one: the eyes are open!!!   



  

CC

  A great couple of videos there WS    they are noisy feisty little things aren't they all battling to get a good feed but that's a great thing isn't it, they have a zest for life which is brilliant. Loved those WS   

Great pics today CC and Darla does look a bit spooked and ready to pounce doesn't she but then she is a great mum, look at the way she rolled around in the videos so all her cubs could get a feed. She's a    mum.

littlewid-x-

I have visited the zoo three times since Zane's arrival, but I have not seen her yet.   
Maybe next time!

Meanwhile I have to post what I did see - I thought you might like this picture of Stina   :



   CC

Last Sunday I visited the zoo again; it was the fourth time since Zane's arrival, and I still had not seen her. I was already giving up hope but went to her enclosure once more before leaving - and there she was!



I was so happy!   

She is just as beautiful as her mom Stina, in fact she looks very much like her:



Isn't she a sweetie?!

   CC

One of my Estonian friends recorded this short video from tonight. Darla is such a great mom, isn't she? She is so patient and gentle with the little ones.
You can see that one of the cubs has shorter (and I think also thicker) tail than the other two. The Estonian fans call him/her "jupike", meaning "shorty".   



   CC

The babies made their first visit to the zoo vet yesterday! They are two girls and one boy. Jupike is the smallest one, she is on the left in the picture; the other girl (in the middle) is the biggest; the boy on the right:

http://www.tallinnzoo.ee/index.php?ide=20&shownews=160

They are so cute!



CC