ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Saint Louis Zoo welcomed two Amur Leopard cubs, a critically endangered species with only 100 left in the wild.

On Wednesday, the Saint Louis Zoo announced that its Amur leopards, Dot and Samson, welcomed a litter of two cubs on August 13.

The two unnamed cubs will remain in a private maternity den for several more months, the Zoo said. Stating that the first few months of life are critical for newborn leopards.

The Animal Care team is monitoring the family via camera, and in the coming weeks, the cubs will receive their first well-baby check by the Zoo’s Veterinary Care team. At this check-in, the care team will determine the cubs’ sex and name them.

The new additions are not the parental pair’s first litter, either.

“As a second-time mom, Dot kno

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