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Jaguar triplets born at St. Petersburg Zoo

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Three jaguar kittens were born at a zoo in St. Petersburg. It has been a month since their birth, but the zookeepers decided to show the newborns only now.

Three jaguar kittens were born at a zoo in St. Petersburg. It has been a month since their birth, but the zookeepers decided to show the newborns only now.

© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThree jaguar kittens were born at a zoo in St. Petersburg. It has been a month since their birth, but the zookeepers decided to show the newborns only now.
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Three jaguar kittens were born at a zoo in St. Petersburg. It has been a month since their birth, but the zookeepers decided to show the newborns only now.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankTwo male and one female kitten are not alike. Two of them are spotted and one is black.
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Two male and one female kitten are not alike. Two of them are spotted and one is black.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThe kittens were born to black jaguar Rok and spotted jaguar Agnessa.
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The kittens were born to black jaguar Rok and spotted jaguar Agnessa.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThe birth of baby jaguars is a rare event as these predators almost never reproduce in captivity.
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The birth of baby jaguars is a rare event as these predators almost never reproduce in captivity.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThe kittens are less than one month old but they already weigh several kilos each.
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The kittens are less than one month old but they already weigh several kilos each.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankIt is their mother who looks after the newborns now. Jaguars are usually kept separately. The triplets’ father lives in his own open-air cage.
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It is their mother who looks after the newborns now. Jaguars are usually kept separately. The triplets’ father lives in his own open-air cage.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankSo far the kittens have been very quiet.
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So far the kittens have been very quiet.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThey allow the zookeepers to examine them.
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They allow the zookeepers to examine them.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankSometimes even baby predators show their character.
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Sometimes even baby predators show their character.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThe world’s most famous zoos are impatient to obtain the kittens.
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The world’s most famous zoos are impatient to obtain the kittens.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Jernov / Go to the mediabankThe zoo has already announced that one of the kittens will move to the Czech Republic.
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The zoo has already announced that one of the kittens will move to the Czech Republic.
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