AL Gulf Coast Zoo welcomes rare amur leopard

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Adds Rare Black Amur Leopard To Big Cat Collection

Gulf Shores, Ala. — (OBA) — The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores has a new resident that is helping raise awareness about one of the world's most endangered big cats. Mystique, an eleven-year-old melanistic Amur leopard, recently arrived at the zoo and has already started showing off her personality to keepers.

AL Gulf Coast Zoo welcomes rare amur leopard

There’s only an estimated 120 amur leopards left in the wild and hundreds in captivity, and one of them is coming to Gulf Shores.