Two-year-old Gobi, a male snow leopard, has a one-way ticket to Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, Kansas, bidding adieu to his twin sister, Batu. more ›

Those who follow ZooBorns were scooped back in June when Woodland Park Zoo welcomed a pair of snow leopard cubs on Memorial Day to first-time parents Helen and Tom. The 4-year-old mother and 3-year-old father were introduced in 2008 with the hopes that they would successfully breed, and last year the zoo celebrated the births as a conservation milestone and a means to help spread the word about the plight of snow leopards. more ›

Woodland Park zookeepers tossed soccer balls to some of their charges last Wednesday to commemorate the first round of the MLS Cup Playoff Western Conference Semifinals, which ended, of course, in a lame tie. The Sounders better win Sunday or AMY GET MAD!! Regardless, check out the 15-year-old, 850-pound grizzly brothers, Keema and Denali, demolishing the hapless balls while five-month-old snow leopard cubs Gobi and Batu and the zoo’s Humboldt penguins take a more friendly, frisky approach. The soccer balls are part of the zoo’s animal enrichment program which aims to promote natural animal behavior and keep the animals mentally stimulated. more ›