THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK SAYS IT’S JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY. AZEO, THE ZOO’S 7-YEAR OLD MALE SNOW LEOPARD NOW HAS A FEMALE FRIEND. 7-YEAR OLD SARANI CAME FROM THE BROOKFIELD ZOO OUTSIDE CHICAGO IN NOVEMBER.
AFTER A SHORT QUARANTINE PERIOD, ZOO STAFF STARTED VISUAL INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN HER AND AZEO IN LATE DECEMBER. THE ZOO HOPES TO BREED SARANI WITH AZEO AS PART OF THE SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN.
AZEO IS PARENT TO 11 OFFSPRING FROM HIS FORMER MATE, KACHINA, WHO DIED LAST YEAR.
