Happy Birthday Gobi and Batu!

This Memorial Day marks the one year birthday of twin snow leopards, Gobi and Batu, who live at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle! Hooray! Check out their blog, and pictures of them playing with their enrichment birthday "cake." I'm so excited! One of these days I'll make that trip to Seattle just to see these beauties~

Male snow leopard cub needs a name!

Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring: Male snow leopard cub needs a name

Yup, next Tuesday is the big naming day! There are 4 names to choose from:

- Gobi (go-bee) – named for Gobi Desert in Mongolia
- Boke (rhymes with poke) – “Strong”
- Irbis (ear-biss) – “Leopard”
- Vachir (voch-err) – “Thunderbolt”

Should I post here what I'll be choosing? I don't want to sway anyone's vote... I'm just excited that they're letting us help choose the boy snow leopard cub's name! :) (Perhaps if you ask I'll tell you in a comment...)

I'll post a reminder on Tuesday, and don't forget, you could be the lucky winner of a snow leopard adoption! Plus you could win a plush snow leopard animal, and a signed copy of "“Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia” by Sy Montgomery, not to mention a photo of the CUBS!!!! I can barely contain myself here, can you tell?

Also, don't forget that Saturday, August 15th is International Snow Leopard Day! My mom's birthday, and mother-in-law's name day. An important day for everyone! :)

Woodland Park Zoo Snow Leopard Cubs Updates

Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring: Zoo vets give snow leopard cubs 6-week exam

The snow leopards cubs get their their 6 week exam- and there is a video! Never have you seen such calm sweetness~ they are trusting and loving, and growing so fast! Why did I go to library school and not to Moorpark College? Oh, yeah, 'cause I love my job. :) But I would seriously consider a switch in career choices if I knew someone would let me help take care of snow leopard kittens!

Sorry about all the !!! Can you tell I'm a little excited? Seriously. Watch the video.

Snow Leopard Kittens born in Seattle!

Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring: Spots of beauty: endangered snow leopard cubs born!

Brand new Snow Leopard kittens at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo! SSSSOOOOO CUTE! Yay for more snow leopards to add to their diminishing number on our planet! :) :) :)

Plus, check out these other snow leopard links, complete with awesome photos~

And best of all, the Woodland Park Zoo posted this first video of the snow leopard kittens crawling around!