Because we know it’s been such a long, stressful week following the general election, here’s a cute story that will hopefully get you to take a break from your Thursday to exclaim “aw.”
Three adorable, teeny-tiny leopard cubs were discovered yesterday afternoon by Chumpon villagers.
39-year-old Jatuporn Pangdamrongpanitch said he was harvesting palms with his workers in a farm located in the southern province of Chumpon’s Pathio District when he heard a tiny meow-like whimper.
So Jatuporn and his crew spread out to look for where the noise was coming from until they discovered a little leopard cub shivering in the grass, reported Workpoint.
Shortly after they discovered two more little leopards less than 100 meters from each other. One was reportedly sleeping at the foot of a hill while the other was sleeping inside a crack in a rock.
The cubs are believed to only be a couple of weeks old.
Unfortunately, next to the last cub found, locals also found the lifeless body of a full-grown leopard, believed to be the mother. The local media reports that its foul decaying odor stunk up the surrounding area. Its cause of death remains unknown.
Jatuporn reportedly took the cubs home to feed them milk, water and get rid of their fleas and ticks before telling the village chief to notify authorities.
As of press time, the cubs have reportedly been passed on to Southern Kromluang Chumphons’s Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary who plans to nurse the cubs until it is strong enough to be sent to a wildlife cultivation farm in Phang Nga Province.
The population of Indochinese leopards, a leopard subspecies native to Southeast Asia, has been on a steep decline due to poaching, according to the Wildlife Society.
The organization says efforts to reduce hunting is necessary to stop extinction.
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