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Four month old snow leopard cubs (Pantheria uncia) explore their habitat as they make their public appearance at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois, USA, 07 October 2015. The cubs is were born on 16 June 2015. The litter is the second one for Sarani and her 5-year-old mate, Sabu. According to a release, snow leopards are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's oldest and largest global environmental organization. A leading snow leopard conservation organization, the Snow Leopard Trust, estimates population numbers of this elusive cat to be between 4,000 and 6,500 remaining in the wild. They are native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. (Photo by Tannen Maury/EPA)
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