Tampa, Florida -- The clouded leopard kitten at Lowry Park Zoo has sprouted a few tiny teeth.
So the one-month old kitten is ready to play!
As the first kitten born to the Zoo's pair of 4-year-old clouded leopards, the parks says this offspring introduces new genetics into the managed population in North America.
The parent leopards, "Yim" (male) and "Malee" (female), arrived at the Zoo in 2011 at six months of age. They were paired as potential mates by the Clouded Leopard Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) designed to support the conservation of select wildlife species at risk of extinction. With this birth, there are a total of 87 clouded leopards in 22 AZA-accredited institutions.
He's pictured in the video with a senior veterinarian who is one of his primary care givers.
