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Featured Animals – Amur Leopard

Discover “everything Amur leopard” around the Zoo below; from news to adoptions, births, conservation programs, your own encounter options, animal experiences, shows, events and more.

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Everything Amur Leopard

Mango and Basha Prepare for Next Chapters

August 29, 2024

Mango and Basha, 1-year-old Amur leopard brothers, are growing up – and gearing up for their next big adventure. As the first Amur leopard cubs born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in nearly 20 years, their highly anticipated births made history in May 2023. Now, their care team is preparing them to leave CMZoo for other . . .

CMZoo Keepers Initiate Programs to Help Amur Leopard Cubs Learn Vital Skills for the Future

March 27, 2024

Amur leopard brothers, Basha and Mango, are quickly growing in size and skill. The 9-month-old brothers are about the same size as their parents, Anya and Anadyr, and eagerly participate in fun enrichment and important training sessions. While there aren’t any current plans for Basha and Mango to leave CMZoo, their care team is working . . .

CMZoo’s 10-Week-Old Amur Leopard Cubs Have Names!

July 31, 2023

The critically endangered Amur leopard cubs born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May have names! Allow us to introduce Basha [BAH-shuh] and Mango. Generous CMZoo donors picked their names. Basha’s name is inspired by the name of the lead animal keeper in Asian Highlands, Basia. Basia and Anya, the cubs’ mother, have worked closely together . . .

Check in With Anya’s 6-Week-Old Amur Leopard Cubs

June 30, 2023

Our 6-week-old Amur leopard cubs are doing great behind the scenes! Join Asian Highlands Lead Keeper, Basia, for an update on the two cubs’ following mom, getting more mobile, and communicating by making the cutest cub calls you’ve ever heard! Once they show keepers they’re mobile and comfortable enough to explore outside where guests can . . .

CMZoo Welcomes First Amur Leopard Cubs in Nearly 20 Years

May 19, 2023

UPDATE September 17, 2023 – Four-month-old brothers, Basha and Mango, are growing quickly and are full of energy! UPDATE August 29, 2023 – Mango and Basha are discovering the world, one pounce at a time! This dynamic duo is learning how to engage with the exciting world around them. They are often found wrestling with . . .

Amur Leopard Encounter

Meet this Animal Up-close.

Enjoy an experience of a lifetime, fantastic photo-ops and feeding or enrichment opportunities with your favorite! This may be one of your only chances to see an Amur leopard! With less than 100 left in the wild, these big cats are critically endangered cats, but you can help!

Enjoy this amazing experience, which may include:

Going behind-the-scenes with their keepers.
Spending time learning about these fantastic felines.
Hearing how Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is helping their wild population grow.
Possible opportunity to toss-feed one of our Amur leopards.

Don’t Rub Your Eyes; You’re Seeing Spots Closer Than Ever!

May 25, 2022

If you’ve visited Asian Highlands at CMZoo lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot of activity around the south leopard habitat. Our keepers, grounds and maintenance crews, and Zoo architect, have been working together to upgrade the leopards’ home, thanks to generous support from a friend of the Zoo. The cross-departmental CMZoo design team brought different . . .

CMZoo Accepts Risky Leopard and Tiger Breeding Recommendations

September 26, 2019

In the coming weeks and months, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will continue its efforts – and embark on new ones – to support Species Survival Plans (SSPs) for Amur leopards and Amur tigers. This important work, led by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), contributes to the survival of these iconic species by managing the . . .

Meet & Feed An Animal

Once in a lifetime Opportunities Select your unique experience from the following options: Meet & Greets – unique animal interactions year-round, with any one of our smaller animals listed below. Animal Encounters – connect with amazing animals and their Keepers, plus options to feed many of the animals listed. V.I.P. Tours – behind-the-scenes exclusive animal . . .

Asian Highlands

With architecture reminiscent of a Himalayan monastery, Asian Highlands showcases some of the world’s most elusive cats in award-winning naturalistic habitats. Explore the mountains of the Asian Highlands and see Amur tigers (formerly known as Siberian tigers) roam the forest and swim in a waterfall-fed pond. Get to know and spot the world’s rarest big cat species, the critically endangered Amur leopard in their mountainside area, and the rare snow leopards relaxing around various crevices. Discover red panda mingling around various logs and snacking on bamboo.

Endangered Species at the Zoo

Are They in Danger of Extinction? Animals listed here may have a threatened or endangered conservation status with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Adopt an Animal

Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Ways to adopt your favorites: Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full . . .