Rare Photos: Snow Leopard Babies in Dens

By Live Science Staff | July 13, 2012 12:11pm ET

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Check up time

Check up time

Panthera's Snow Leopard Field Scientist O?rjan Johansson and veterinarian Carol Esson (Australia) examine and prepare to weigh a cub.

Home sweet home

Home sweet home

A cave with a man-made rock wall ironically doubles as a snow leopard den site.

Back you go

Back you go

Field Scientist Mattia Colombo (Italy) carefully prepares to place a cub back into its den.

Hope for the future

Hope for the future

A picture of hope for the next generation of snow leopards in Mongolia's South Gobi.

Shelter found

Shelter found

A narrow cleft in a rock wall served as these cub's den.

Getting curious

Getting curious

Gaining mobility, the cubs examine a side entrance.

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Check up time

Credit: Panthera/Snow Leopard Trust

Home sweet home

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Back you go

Credit: Panthera/Snow Leopard Trust

Hope for the future

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Shelter found

Credit: Panthera/Snow Leopard Trust

Getting curious

Credit: Panthera/Snow Leopard Trust

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