This video shows our Amur Leopard mum, Xizi with her 4 1/2 week old cubs. Up until now the cubs have been kept inside by a half door blocking their way outside, although Xizi has access outside all the time by stepping over the door. The decision was made that Xizi seemed ready to start taking the cubs outside, so the door was removed. In this video you can watch the cubs taking an interest in the outside enclosure, and the braver cub venturing out for quite a few little walkabouts, carefully carried back in by Xizi, over and over again!


The Big Cat Sanctuary is set in the heart of the countryside at Smarden, in Kent. The peace and tranquillity of the site provides a sanctuary and excellent conditions for the successful breeding of the beautiful, yet endangered cats both large and small within the European Endangered Species Breeding http://www.whf.org.uk