PRESS RELEASE
Alaska Zoo director, Pat Lampi announces that Molly, our female snow leopard, gave birth to two babies Tuesday night. The first cub was born at 5:22 p.m. and the second born at 6:23 p.m. One cub passed away this morning and the second cub is in critical, but stable condition.
The cub that passed away died of complications due to a cleft palate. The surviving cub is female and has no congenital abnormalities. She is learning how to nurse off a bottle and her chances for survival increase daily. The two babies were pulled from their mom after she turned aggressive toward one of the cubs. The cub will be hand raised by zoo staff. Molly, the mother is recovering and doing well.
If all goes well, we hope to have a photo opportunity for the media in the next few days with our new baby snow leopard.
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