KITTY!

Just look at this sweet, pathetic little thing. Photo credit: Ric Brewer.

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A pair of cutie pie snow leopard cubs, a male and a female, were born on Memorial Day at the Woodland Park Zoo. The above photos show the cubs at their neonatal exam and weigh-in (they currently weigh between 3.6 and 4 lbs). The 3-week-old cubs are the first offspring for the 4-year-old mother, Helen, and 3-year-old father, Tom. Whoa, baby: these cubs take the tally up to 29 snow leopards born at the zoo since 1972. That's a big deal, especially considering there's only about 3,500 snow leopards left in the wild. While you can't see them in person just yet (they're busy bonding with mom and drinking lots of milk), fans of the kitties can check out more photos and video via the zoo's blog, YouTube page, and Twitter.