Celebrating the arrival of Jaguar cub triplets

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Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:29a.m.

One of the three newly-born jaguar cubs

One of the three newly-born jaguar cubs

Saint-Petersburg zoo now boasts three newly-born jaguar cubs - two spotted and one black.

This is quite a result as jaguars rarely give birth in captivity.

The cubs may be tiny, but keepers say they are already being careful when they are working with them as they can show predatory instincts from a very early age.

While the cubs haven't been given names so far, the zoo plans to organise a contest.

The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion. It is the largest feline found in the Western Hemisphere.

APTN

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