What a day to come for my first short visit after four weeks of missing the boys, just as the sun was going down. I was thrilled to see them, but amazed at how mature they’d become at almost five months old. They weren’t babies anymore, and were so much bigger! Just when I was thinking they were all grown up, Lev jumped up on the end of a thick branch and gave me this sweet pose. Nice to know there’s plenty of cub cuteness left in this big boy!

Lev, one of the two male Amur Leopard Cubs born to mom Satka 4-26-20, at almost 5 months old. Taken 9-22-20.