One of those days
by digby
Here you go:
Misha the Snow Leopard, born on May 13, made her public debut this week at the Denver Zoo.
For the last two months, Misha and her mother Natasha have been bonding behind the scenes. The curious cub is learning to climb, jump and pounce under the watchful eye of her mother. As the only cub in her litter, Misha has been getting all the milk she wants, and has gained nearly four pounds since her birth, now tipping the scales at about five pounds. As a full grown adult she could weigh around 75 pounds.
Snow Leopards are native to mountainous areas above the tree line in central Asia and in the Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Snow Leopards are classified as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and their numbers are decreasing.
