Ao Xue, the first snow leopard bred in captivity in China, enjoys the winter sunshine in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Xining, Qinghai province. The big cat is two- and-a-half years old and the longest living snow leopard in captivity in the country.

Ao Xue, the first snow leopard bred in captivity in China, enjoys the winter sunshine in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Xining, Qinghai province. The big cat is two- and-a-half years old and the longest living snow leopard in captivity in the country.

Ao Xue, the first snow leopard bred in captivity in China, enjoys the winter sunshine in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Xining, Qinghai province. The big cat is two- and-a-half years old and the longest living snow leopard in captivity in the country.

Ao Xue, the first snow leopard bred in captivity in China, enjoys the winter sunshine in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Xining, Qinghai province. The big cat is two- and-a-half years old and the longest living snow leopard in captivity in the country.

Ao Xue, the first snow leopard bred in captivity in China, enjoys the winter sunshine in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Xining, Qinghai province. The big cat is two- and-a-half years old and the longest living snow leopard in captivity in the country. (Photo: Chinanews.com, captions by China Plus)