Two yet-to-be-named snow leopard cubs — a male and a female — were introduced at the Central Park Zoo in New York on Wednesday.
The zoo, so far, is dubbing them “Little Boy” and “Little Girl” before they are officially named.
They weigh 30 pounds each, but should bulk up to anywhere from 65 to 120 pounds.
The cubs are the first for 7-year-old mother Zoe and 6-year-old father Askai.
Snow leopards first arrived at the Central Park Zoo in 2009, and Askai was transferred from the Bronx Zoo in the spring.
The cubs’ viewing schedule at the zoo will vary as they adjust to their surroundings.
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- Snow leopard cub Little Girl was available for photo opportunities at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. The endangered animal has the thickest coat of any big cat, and its padded feet function like insulated boots. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- A snow leopard cub looks for his mom and sister while playing at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- Snow leopard cub Little Girl sticks her head out from behind a tree while playing with her mother and brother at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- A snow leopard unofficially named Little Boy watchces his mother, Zoe, and sister called Little Girl, Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- Two snow leopard cubs wrestle with a pumplin their new habitat in the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. The cubs, a male and a female were born this summer. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- Snow leopard cub Little Girl licks her chops at the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- A snow leopard cub reffered to unofficially as Little Girl takes a break with a pumpkin in her new habitat in the Central park zoo on Thursday November, 2013. The cubs have not been named officially. The brother, for now, is called Little Boy. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
- Snow leopard cub Little Boy tackles a pumpkin while playing in the Central Park Zoo on Thursday November 7, 2013. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)