RARE snow leopard triplets have made their first public appearance at Basel Zoo in Switzerland.
The zoo is showing off the eight-week-old cubs today alongside their mother, Mayhan and father, Pator.
The pair were matched mid-January through a preservation program run by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
Snow leopards are an endangered species and only 4000 to 6000 are believed to still live in the wild.
They are mainly found in the mountains of Central Asia and the Himalayas.
With thanks to News.com
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