Snow Cute! Help name Highland Wildlife Park’s snow leopard cubs
Posted 29 Jul 2026
Highland Wildlife Park’s adorable snow leopard cub twins have had their first health check confirming the pair are a healthy boy and a girl. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is now inviting the public to help choose the cubs’ names.
Fans can vote for one of three pairs of names inspired by the landscapes of the snow leopard’s natural range in Central and South Asia: Indra and Tama, Tamur and Nura, or Annapurna and Tara. Votes can be cast on Highland Wildlife Park’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Voting is now open and closes on the evening of Monday 3 August with the winning names due to be announced the following day (Tuesday 4 August).
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Notes to editors
The cubs received a clean bill of health at their first health check last week
Indra is a male Nepalese name and Tama is one of the rivers that makes up the Koshi river system, Tamur is a river in eastern-Nepal and Nura means ‘light’, Annapurna is a mountain in north-central Nepal and Tara is Sanskrit for ‘star’
Highland Wildlife Park’s social accounts are facebook.com/highlandwildlifepark and instagram.com/highlandwpark
Snow leopards are native to the high, rugged mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. Numbers are decreasing in the wild. They are listed as a Vulnerable by the ICUN Red List. They face threats from habitat loss through mining and development, poaching for illegal trade and a shrinking prey base. Climate change also threatens large areas of their habitat in the Himalayas
About the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is a wildlife conservation charity with a bold vision: a world which protects, values and loves nature
Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are gateways to the natural world through which people can experience nature, learn about the challenges facing wildlife and discover how we harness our expertise in conservation science and animal care alongside the unique power of the RZSS family – our teams, supporters and partners – to save animals from extinction
Highland Wildlife Park was crowned Best Visitor Attraction at Visit Scotland’s 2025 Scottish Thistle Awards
