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Continuation of received the most "aristocratic" species far Eastern leopards. Father was spotted predator from the "Land of the leopard", the name of which chose the whole Russia – Leo 10M Lord. Photo trap recorded a new kitten with her mother, who had previously been seen on a date with the famous cat. It is reported by "Vesti: Primorye" with reference to environmentalists.

The far Eastern leopard number Leo 10M is a real star of the national Park. Popularity came to him in 2013 during the all-Russian voting at the contest " Think of the name of the leopard." People from all over Russia have offered their own versions, sending the address of the national Park electronic and paper mail. The Royal species of the animal and its rarity determined the choice: the leopard was named Lord

Long-awaited shots with a small heir of the famous leopard specialists received in the Central part of the national Park. Before the camera trap were previously unregistered kitten and adult female number Leo 113F. In the pictures, the carefree cub runs far ahead of his mother, obviously giving her a lot of trouble in his quest to know the world. Rare animals look healthy-no signs that the female had problems with food production.

The red book family was marked on the same trail that had previously become Lord and Leo 113F's rendezvous point. Two events share about 9 months-the same period of time for which the young female managed to endure and raise a six-month-old kitten. That is why experts are inclined to believe that the father of the cub is a Lord.

"With the help of photo traps, we observe a positive trend in the number of leopards, registering more and more kittens," said Elena Shevtsova, Deputy Director of the land of the leopard. N. N. Vorontsov on science. "Tracking the histories of each of the registered leopards allows us to better understand the social and spatial structure of the population, the peculiarities of migration and resettlement of animals, and ultimately to develop optimal measures for their preservation."

The life of a young mother in this period can hardly be called serene. Although Leo 113F and looks calm, gracefully posing for the camera trap, in fact she always has to keep an eye on. To preserve the offspring of the female should be careful and as little as possible to attract attention, because in the wild, the cubs have a lot of enemies. However, kitty died in infancy, and so he has a chance to grow and become a full-fledged member of the population is one of the rarest cats on the planet.

Recall that a year earlier, the Lord was named the most loving leopard in the national Park. He was marked by on" rendezvous " immediately with three females, one of which has become Cougar under number Leo 113F. Thus, at least one of these meetings proved to be productive.

News source: www.vestiprim.ru