New Orleans Zoo Welcomes Orphaned Bobcat Kittens

Two bobcat kittens that were found orphaned were settling in well at their new home at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, after arriving in early March, according to a press release from the zoo on March 18.

The kittens were nearly a year old and were “full of energy and curiosity for their new surroundings” in the zoo’s Louisiana Swamp exhibit, the press release said.

“These two young males were raised by Wildlife Care of Southern California rehabilitation center before finding their permanent home at Audubon Zoo,” the zoo wrote. "Although close in age, the kittens are not brothers. “Once they arrived at Audubon, they were given names fitting their new Louisiana home: Creole, named after the Louisiana culture and lifestyle, and Chinchuba, which means ‘alligator’ in the Choctaw language,” they said. Credit: Audubon Zoo via Storyful

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