STORY: Cameras inside an enclosure at Chester Zoo in northwest England captured the first glimpse of a rare snow leopard cub, the first of its kind born at the facility in its 94-year history.

Video footage released by the zoo on Tuesday (July 22) showed the cute cub taking its first steps inside the enclosure with its mother, three-year old Nubra, keeping a close watch on her newborn.

Reuters could not independently verify the location nor date.

According to the zoo, the cub was born on June 10 to first time parents Nubra and Yashin, also three, who were carefully paired in 2024 as part of an international conservation breeding program.

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SHOWS: CHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RELEASED JULY 22, 2025) (MUTE) (CHESTER ZOO/TMX - No resales / No archives / Must on-screen courtesy Chester Zoo/TMX)

1. SNOW LEOPARD CUB SITTING INSIDE ENCLOSURE AT CHESTER ZOO

2. CUB STUMBLING OUT OF HAY BOX INSIDE ENCLOSURE

3. WHITE FLASH

4. CUB STUMBLING OUT OF BOX, MOTHER LEOPARD NUBRA INSIDE BOX

5. WHITE FLASH

6. CUB AND NUBRA STANDING OUTSIDE BOX, NUBRA LICKING CUB

7. WHITE FLASH

8. CUB ROLLING OUTSIDE BOX, PAWING AT NUBRA, NUBRA SCRUFFING CUB

9. WHITE FLASH

10. CUB ROLLING ON BACK INSIDE BOX, NUBRA LOOKING ON

11. CUB SITTING INSIDE BOX

12. CUB WALKING OUT OF BOX TO NUBRA STANDING OUTSIDE

13. WHITE FLASH

14. NUBRA WALKING INTO BOX, CUB FOLLOWING INTO BOX AND CLIMBING OUT AGAIN

15. CUB WALKING INSIDE BOX

16. NUBRA LICKING CUB INSIDE BOX

17. WHITE FLASH

18. CUB WALKING TO ENTRANCE OF DEN, NUBRA NUDGING CUB OUT WITH HEAD

19. WHITE FLASH

20. CUB LOOKING OUT AT ENTRANCE OF DEN, NUBRA WALKING IN, LICKING CUB, CUB WALKING OUT

21. CUB SITTING INSIDE BOX

22. WHITE FLASH

23. NUBRA LICKING CUB INSIDE BOX

24. CUB SITTING INSIDE BOX

25. CUB WALKING OUT OF BOX, NUBRA SCRUFFING (CARRYING) CUB PULLING CUB BACK INTO BOX

26. WHITE FLASH

27. CUB WALKING OUT OF BOX, NUBRA SLEEPING

28. CUB STUMBLING INSIDE BOX

29. VARIOUS OF NUBRA SCRUFFING CUB, PULLING INTO BOX

30. WHITE FLASH

31. NUBRA INSIDE BOX, CUB WALKING TOWARDS BOX, CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF BOX

32. CUB WRIGGLING AND YAWNING INSIDE BOX