Oregon Zoo has just released the first video, as well as a few photos, of its newest additions in its Predators of the Serengeti area - two male and female Caracal kittens that were born on Sept. 11 by their mother Peggy.
Caracal kittens are normally born with their ears, which help them find their prey, folded down and their eyes completely closed. Two weeks after their birth, the ears of the female kitten have opened but the male kitten's ears, however, have stayed flat, according to Fox 12 Oregon KPTV.
Zookeepers have revealed that Peggy and her kittens are doing well, with the kittens being cared for on a regular basis and have begun moving around and about their den box.
"Peggy has been a terrific mom. She's very protective. We put a bunch of straw in her den box as bedding, and she's been covering the little ones up with it, hiding them. Wild cats of all species hide their kittens like that to protect them from predators," senior keeper Laura Weiner said.
While it will take a while for visitors to get a glimpse of the kittens and their mother, they can still see the kittens' father Cricket. Cricket was first brought to the zoo in 2011 while Peggy was brought there two years before him, Zoo Borns reported.
