Adorable Black-Footed Cats Born in Philadelphia

[jpak]

http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/adorable-black-footed-cats-born-in-philadelphia?WT.mc_id=Outbrain;Premium

A litter of impossibly cute black-footed kittens recently made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo.

The kittens were born to mom Aza on April 8. The two boys are named Drogon and Viserion, and their sister is Rhaegal. They’re the first of the small African wild cat species to be born at the zoo.

A wellness check before their public debut showed they were healthy — and it gave their keepers a chance to give them dye marks, so they can tell them apart from a distance, ZooBorns reports.

Their exhibit was kitten-proofed before they got the chance to explore it. The exhibit now includes a lower water level and climbing structures to help the little ones in and out of the pool.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. OMG, squeeeee!

Those are the cutest kittens in the universe!

[shenmue]

2. I second that squee!!

[summerschild]

3. Adorable!

But poor Mom looks worried and stessed!

[JudyM]

7. Yeah, rapid, continuous pacing...

[trueblue2007]

4. i want one of those cats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. No, you don't. They're cute as heck, but

they have extremely ornery dispositions, and are such aggressive hunters that they are said to be capable of killing sheep.

[jmowreader]

5. Adult black-footed cats are TINY!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_cat

It says they only get up to about five pounds. If it weren't for their minor overaggression problem, these would be a fun domestic cat.