Triplet Kittens Were Born To An Endangered Leopard For The First Time in Many Decades.

Though generally, leopard cats are listed as Least Concern on IUCN Red List, in Taiwan, they are an endangered species that often make headlines when hit by a car while crossing a forest road. Henceforth, Taipei Zoo, the largest zoo in Taiwan, is one of several institutions offering medical attention to injured animals before releasing them back into the wild.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

On 2nd March 2021, the zookeepers here celebrated an event that had never happened for 20 years: after recovering from injuries and mating with another injured leopard cat at the zoo named Xiao Yu, Ping Ping, a female leopard cat, sought a quiet place and gave birth to her three young around 6 p.m.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixXiao Yu, Source: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixXiao Yu, Source: Taipei Zoo

In the wild, a female leopard cat’s litter size varies between two and three kittens. However, the staff at Taipei had never seen newborn triplets coming to them for twenty years.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixPing Ping and the triplets, Source: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

The eldest and also the first of the two females is named Mao Xiong, the second female is named Hu Lixiu, and their brother is named Hu Liwang.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Ping Ping received extra food and nutrients while the kittens were put under observation to see whether they were fed enough to grow up into healthy adult animals.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Shortly afterward, veterinarians noticed hormonal changes in the female, notifying them that she was expecting. In February 2022, Ping Ping successfully delivered another leopard cat baby. The number of leopard cats in Taiwan has reportedly fallen below 500. Therefore, any newborn of this species is a wonderful gift to all conservators and caretakers at Taipei Zoo.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Now, the leopard cat triplets grow up healthily and are looked after very carefully. Among them, Hu Liwang and Hu Lixiu have been trained and evaluated by the conservation team of the Unique Biological Research and Conservation Center. They are able to come back to wildlife.

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixHu Lixiu, Source: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixSource: Taipei Zoo

Endangered Leopard Gave Birth To Triplet Kittens For The First Time In A Couple Of Decades - Content4MixHu Liwang, Source: Taipei Zoo

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