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Highland Wildlife Park unveils adorable new clip of snow leopard cubs

The Highland Wildlife Park has unveiled the clearest footage yet of their adorable new arrivals.

The beautiful little snow leopard cubs were born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) run attraction, near Aviemore, at the end of May.

The staff confirmed the birth on Saturday, May 28, when high-pitched sounds were heard in the cubbing den and two tiny cubs were spotted by keepers snuggling with mum Animesh.

The two have now grown so much that they are able to move about the den and in the clip can be seen exploring their new surroundings, and it appears they've even been going outside.

Posting on their official Facebook page, the keepers wrote: "A few lucky visitors have been able to spot our new cubs, but they're mostly keeping to their cubbing den with mum."

The pair can be seen climbing around Animesh's tail with the watchful mum offering supportive licks when they get close.

One of the cubs snuggles in with mum (RZSS)

The clip has had over 13,000 views, with fans delighted to finally get a clear glimpse of the pair who will soon become star attractions in their own right.

One fan wrote: "We were lucky to see a movement of gorgeous spots! Absolutely hit the heart despite the little glimpse. Thank you for this video."

While another added: "Super cute! I can’t wait for them to venture out a wee bit more and watch them grow."

The cubs are set to be given their first health checks with their sexes to be confirmed. The team also added they will then be named too.

According to the WWF, there are as few as 4,000 leopards in the wild, however, the exact number is not known as they are extremely elusive.

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