Jaguar Cubs Arrive At San Diego Zoo (VIDEO)

There's perhaps nothing more adorable than a jaguar cub. Except of course, two jaguar cubs.

According to ITN, a pair of jaguar cubs were born at the San Diego Zoo on April 26. The cubs, which weigh about 5 pounds each, have yet to be named.

"We are very excited about this, we're ecstatic. We haven't had babies here in 30 years," Senior Keeper Nicole Johnston told ITN.

The pair will make their public debut in the next few months.

Full grown jaguars can range from 70 to 250 pounds, notes IBTimes, making them the largest cats in the Western Hemisphere.

The Jaguar is listed on the IUCN Red List as a "near threatened" species due to "loss of habitat, poaching of prey and fragmentation of populations."

Check out the below slideshow to see more cute endangered baby animals.

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Comments

[rosemaree124]

08:42 AM on 05/18/2012

Oh, just look at those baby blue eyes; sweet little puff balls! I'd love to cuddle one, but Mama Jag sure wouldn't like that!!

[karen lyons kalmenson]

07:47 AM on 05/18/2012

litte cuties
only safe
from man,
when locked
in cage,
for their entire
life spans????
a sad commentary
of what is left.
as all our species
fade into the sunset,
the earthmother
cries, bereft

[Siebenstein]

07:05 AM on 05/18/2012

Zoo's are legitimized animal torture prisons for peoples entertainment.

[kareemachan]

02:24 PM on 05/18/2012

Zoos are trying to ensure that species are around for centuries to come. I'd rather have a cat in a "cage" (although they try to make them somewhat nature-like) than no cats at all.

[Siebenstein]

02:27 PM on 05/18/2012

It isn't about what you want but what's best for the animals--exactly my point !!

[moremoneyfortherich]

04:58 AM on 05/18/2012

where did they get them?

[moremoneyfortherich]

01:05 AM on 05/19/2012

I guess I deserved that zing

[Marc L]

04:19 AM on 05/18/2012

Yup, they're real cute until they bite you in the neck!

[karen lyons kalmenson]

07:45 AM on 05/18/2012

so are vampires;-D

[Marc L]

10:13 AM on 05/18/2012

Vampires are not cute!

[Tony Wang]

02:48 AM on 05/18/2012

I think I need to go for a bike ride tomorrow and check these guys out -- if they are on display. They may be kept off display for a while.

Know what else is funny? People who wonder why the big cats are sleeping during the day. Uh, what do domestic cats do during the day? Oh, they sleep? Uh huh. Just because they're bigger doesn't mean they're not cats!

[Fan Tastic]

02:24 AM on 05/18/2012

I want one!

[ptrgamb]

02:23 AM on 05/18/2012

I'll take one, or three.

[karen lyons kalmenson]

07:46 AM on 05/18/2012

XKE or sedan;-D

[Brianna Cole]

02:18 AM on 05/18/2012

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Too cute!!!!

[oceanview136]

10:04 PM on 05/17/2012

I think that Jaguar's are one of the most beautiful animals on the Planet !!

[jmslotnick]

06:24 PM on 05/17/2012

Seeing these adorable jaguars and the rest of those animal pictures makes me so envious of the handlers of these babies. I know that they become dangerous when older, but handling them now would be a joy. Beautiful now and regal later for sure.

[babyewan]

08:18 PM on 05/17/2012

Wouldn't it be an absolute delight!

[jmslotnick]

08:25 PM on 05/17/2012

You bet!

[bluegnu63]

01:14 AM on 05/18/2012

Squee all the time.:)

[jmslotnick]

06:21 PM on 05/17/2012

Seeing the pictures of those baby jaguars and the rest of the babies makes me so envious of those handlers at the zoos. I know that they become dangerous when older, but too cute at this age and such fun to deal with. Beautiful now and regal when older.

[bonschwein]

05:53 PM on 05/17/2012

They're sooo cute!!!

[socalaesthetics]

05:25 PM on 05/17/2012

I'll take one. Maybe it can teach my puppy some manners

[leedie]

05:21 PM on 05/17/2012

Yippy ! Now if only their polar bears can implant a little one(s), that would be awesom ! Guess we'll find out if all their breeding took, in the next couple months !

Love the big cats ! Success !