Leopards Cheget and Tsei in Sochi learned to independently hunt ungulates

At the Sochi Center for the Restoration of Leopards in the Caucasus named after U.A. Semyonov, two young males Cheget and Tsei are preparing for an independent life in the wild. The animals have already mastered hunting skills and weigh about 45 kg.

Leopards were born on May 13, 2025 and became representatives of the third generation of animals born in the center. The parents of Cheget and Cey were Shiva and Filow, who were brought from Sweden in 2020 as part of the international program for the conservation of the Persian leopard. Currently, young males are gradually separated from their mother and move to other enclosures. Experts note that animals are already able to independently produce food and successfully hunt ungulates. Both leopards surpassed their mother in size, their weight approaching 45 kg.

In 2027, Cheget and Tsey will undergo special tests, according to which experts will decide on the possibility of their release into the natural habitat in the Russian Caucasus.

Earlier it was reported that in Sochi, the veteran of the SVO helped to open a pottery workshop.