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June 17, 2012 9:00 pm • Last Updated: June 17, 2012 9:40 pm

Staff veterinarian Adrienne Atkins checks one of the two Amur leopard cubs during their first physicals Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, in Jacksonville, Fla. Two cubs were born on May 31, 2012, the second litter of 12 year-old Makari. The cubs were weighed, had their temperature taken, and pulse rate measured.

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