Stella, the mother to jaguar cubs Balam and Zean sits near a happy birthday sign as her cubs celebrate their 1st birthdays in the Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Balam and Zean were born one year ago on November 13, to mother Stella and wild-born father, Pat. Pat's genes are incredibly valuable for the conservation of the species, because he is a wild-born animal. (Photo by Mike De Sisti)
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