Sacramento Zoo Welcomes Snow Leopard Cub

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There is a baby snow leopard at the Sacramento Zoo!
Misha gave birth to two snow leopard cubs on May 6th- the first snow leopard births at the Sacramento Zoo since 2006.
Credit: Sacramento Zoo
Credit Sacramento Zoo
One of the cubs passed away a few days after being born. Initial exams show the cub had severe birth defects, but a full necropsy is being performed.
The surviving cub weighed 1.35 pounds and appears to be healthy. Both the cub and his mom are being housed i