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Baby gorilla and leopard cubs join Brookfield Zoo (25 images)

The Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois welcomed a male infant gorilla on September and a two female snow leopard cubs in June.



Kamba, an 11-year-old western lowland gorilla, nurses her infant male at Brookfield Zoo on October 7, 2015 in Brookfield, Illinois. The infant was born September 23, 2015 to Kamba and JoJo, 35, who was brought to the zoo in 2012 based on a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and AquariumsÕ Western Lowland Gorilla Species Survival Plan. Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered primarily due to commercial hunting for the bushmeat trade, diseases such as the Ebola virus, as well as the illegal pet trade and habitat destruction from logging. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
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Two four-month-old female snow leopard cubs play under the watchful eye of their mother Sarani as they make their public debut at at Brookfield Zoo on October 7, 2015 in Brookfield, Illinois. The two cubs were born to 4-year-old mother Sarani and 5-year-old father Sabu on June 16, 2015 at the suburban Chicago zoo as part of a pairing based on a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan to help increase a genetically diverse and geographically stable population of this endangered species. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
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An infant male western lowland gorilla, snuggles with his mother Kamba at Brookfield Zoo on October 7, 2015 in Brookfield, Illinois. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
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Sarani (R) stands with one of her two four-month-old female snow leopard cubs as the cubs make their public debut at at Brookfield Zoo on October 7, 2015 in Brookfield, Illinois. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
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