Rare leopard cub born at zoo is named

A zoo has revealed the name and sex of a rare leopard cub born in captivity.

Dartmoor Zoo said Zeya was born at the Devon park in September.

Staff said the female cub was named after the River Zeya, a major tributary of the Amur River, within the animal's native range.

CEO David Gibson said there were fewer than 200 Amur leopards in captivity globally.

Mr Gibson said: "Now that we know for definite that the cub is healthy and thriving, we can allow ourselves to properly celebrate this major event.

"Watching how Lena [Zeya's mother] has cared for this precious soul in the first few weeks of its life is a real privilege and one that all the staff at the zoo have enjoyed.

"We now want to work on getting both mum and cub on show so our guests can also enjoy this amazing news."

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