Santa Barbara Zoo is hosting its annual Snow Leopard Festival this February with its new resident, Layan, who arrived in December 2025.

A wild snow leopard was filmed with her two cubs in Qinghai, China, on August 28, 2025. The footage shows tender nursing and playful interactions in the rocky habitat. Experts say the video offers valuable insights into the behavior of this vulnerable species.

Winter weather will make an unexpected appearance at the Santa Barbara Zoo, with 80 tons of snow transforming the grounds into a frosty playground, at the