Snow leopard cub plays with mom

A female snow leopard cub was born on May 5 to first-time mom Sombra and six-time dad Amga at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. She now weighs in at over eight pounds and has started to show her more playful side when interacting with mom.
The snow leopard cub needs a name, and you can help! Click here to vote: www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Zo...
The winning name will be announced on Thursday, July 28.

[@user-we3wj9ug6y]

Мамашка -звезда! Какую красату родила!!!

[@faqihaldiannoor1266]

Their tails are so long and thick, they are just like a big fat cat and i like it

[@DreamDancer82]

So cute! Just a big ball of fluffiness!

[@Laura-dolphinfanl]

POOR MAMA WANTS OUT OF CAGE .. these are the cutest things ever

[@ishenichole7340]

If I had the choice what I like to be I would ❤️ to be a snow leopard 🌷

[@thaisboyd]

Thank you, Cleveland Zoo Society!

[@allieladage7547]

Lol at 1:00 she's trying to figure out how to get from the rock to the tree branch; so cute!!! Very beautiful animals!!!

[@joss1videos]

Such a small enclosure for this magnificient animal!

[@manda60]

At the Cleveland zoo they have a very large outdoor enclosure for them as well. They're probably indoors here just because of the cub. The Cleveland zoo really is one of the good ones.

[@urmantaqi3253]

Thanks for the info. Love these big cats!!

[@Bora_Eternal]

i know they are protected and well cared for and most importantly SAFE and LOVED... but something about the way the mom just kept going in circles 0:17 - 0:24 in the small indoor space ... knowing that they deserve to be in the wild but for our lack of humanity they must contend their life in the safety of this space

[@edgytoucan3444]

you do know there's a larger enclosure, yes?

[@moltenxdlmao]

@@edgytoucan3444 yeah and she just has to stay in there until her cubs get old enough so that they wont be able to fit through the gaps in the larger enclosure

[@emerdigiorgio3594]

😪🐾💖🙏

[@generalhorse493]

Yeah, going from roaming the Himalayas to a confined area where your movements are dictated by forces outside your control

[@ayeshagani1559]

Wish the video was long it’s just to adorable ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Sweettyy245]

Cuttee🐯Cubb......💋🐾💋🐾

[@sunitabhagyawant5767]

he is so cute

[@adeled8833]

Yeah they are made for mountains , why keep them with so few trees

[@rsquareaaron1094]

Majestic creatures in just a cellar !

[@swanay1]

if not for the future of humans, save the planet for that cub

[@adeled8833]

He’s got a cute face

[@web-man-kp2gs]

Живой бриллиант! Уникальный вид больших кошек, адаптированное к безумным скоростям и прыжкам с высоких скал во время охоты, остаток жизни проведёт в небольшом вольере размером с вашу комнату 😔

[@jenniferthomas5305]

So beautiful and sweet! 😇🐾💖

[@richrigby1965]

Reminds me of a film I once saw....think it was called "Room"....

[@yanafernandamontero4314]

Splended snow leopard child.

[@P3achTree]

Isn't pacing a bad sign? Sorry if that seemed rude but I heard that an animal pacing in an enclosure wasn't exactly a good thing. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)

[@TheropodHunter]

It often means they are bored.

[@madnessofmymind]

yeah it's only temporary. I suspect that they do let mom out periodically. just like humans who breed dogs. they don't keep mom locked up the entire time.

[@heartikellafelynadust4782]

OOOPSY DAISY 😄😄😄 0:21

[@user-tl9kw3iy2g]

Это чудо ребёнок! И мамочка просто сама любовь и ласка! 😘

[@user-hw7ww4eg1q]

Хорошенький.

[@TheJECNova]

Heartbreaking seeing this, especially with a species that are known for covering such huge tracts of land regularly during their normal lives. Florida bears are an example. Researchers discovered that the bears in Florida will easily and often trek the entire length of it.

[@madnessofmymind]

Are florida bears endangered? And show me REAL PROOF that animals in well run and caring zoos (that protect their species from extinction) are "suffering".

[@JessicaRodriguez-dt6dp]

awww to dam cute??🐾🦁💟💜💙

[@mattdrawdygaming8584]

I'm going skating today

[@aslaineyukki551]

Awwwwwww

[@peko-love7]

snow leopards have to be in the snowy mountains !! 😤👊

[@madnessofmymind]

where it is a constant struggle to survive and find enough food b/c the scum called HUMANS have taken it all away? yes, so much better for them.

[@mattdrawdygaming8584]

1:26 he's just standing on a rock

[@sureshg2885]

Rakice okok nice ok

[@user-it3ee1oj1z]

Самые скрытные горный снежный барс котята так спрячутья что мимо пройдёшь не заметишь.

[@AndreaCaio]

🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️

[@kenhill3618]

Their natural habitat is wondrous and vast. To see them in these tiny spaces because we have to get to know them as fellow sentient beings or would destroy them completely is so sad.

[@madnessofmymind]

you have no idea how zoos work do you? 🤦‍♀ They are here to protect their species. Not for mere enjoyment. That age is long over.

[@englishatheart]

Sadly, as long as humans exist, no animal is truly safe in the wild. It's heartbreaking, but I would rather see them in captivity than killed and skinned by a piece of shit poacher.

[@user-gb9fq3nr3x]

💚💌

[@mikairadilam9454]

Mom seems unhappy

[@uncipaws7643]

She has a stripe!

[@Snow_Leopard_TRUMP]

Мелкая клетка..

[@giorgiabhaz2915]

This is too small an area for them...

[@darkchocolate4595]

Cute, I guess the zoo doesn’t have money to have nicer bigger enclosure

[@WSNO]

Please put these beautiful snow leopards in a much larger enclosure, pacing as much as mom was in this video is a sign that the space is not healthy for these animals.

[@madnessofmymind]

you have no idea how zoos work do you? 🤦‍♀

[@WSNO]

@@madnessofmymind There are plenty of zoos with much larger and more suitable enclosures for snow leopards. You can see them on their channels on youtube. Sounds like you've got no idea what you're talking about and should take your ignorance emojis and shove them! 🤷‍♀️ Also, since i suppose you really are dumb enough to not know this, many zoos are involved in wild animal breeding programs to help the numbers of animals in the wild. Especially the bigger and better-funded zoos which have the resources and connections, though any zoo can help in these efforts. Zoos are increasingly important in rehabilitation and repopulation efforts around the world. Not the put animals in tiny boxes place or whatever the hell it is you think, doofus.

[@Sahishnnuta]

Wish there was a different way to protect every endangered species. Hate to see them in a Zoo or other care centres.

[@madnessofmymind]

at least they are safe! there is plenty of enrichment for them and no struggle. how is that not better in the long run?

[@Sahishnnuta]

@@madnessofmymind Zoo and care centers are biggest fraud system in the name of animal care. I dont wanna explain or argue or even have any discussion on this topic over internet comment section with a stranger. ✌️

[@twinklearora3110]

This space is too small I hope there's bigger place

[@madnessofmymind]

you have no idea how zoos work do you? 🤦‍♀

[@flow_yoga_marina]

Лучше бы владелец зоопарка сидел в этой клетке🤬🤬🤬

[@missvianney4198]

Release them give them miles and miles of space please

[@madnessofmymind]

right and put them back in the horrendous struggle to survive b/c of humans? no. better they are kept safe where they are at. such ignorance.

[@archstenton9089]

Too SMALL indoor space for theses animals !!!!!! We see easy that the mom has pathological attitude when she keep circles non-stop in a too small place!!!!!!!!!

[@madnessofmymind]

IT'S TEMPORARY FFS

[@faqihaldiannoor1266]

Their tails are so long and thick, they are just like a big fat cat and i like it