Akron Zoo visitors will soon get their first look at a young big cat.
Milja is a nearly 2-year-old snow leopard born at the Milwaukee County Zoo who has just taken up residence in Akron.
Her move to the area is part of the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan...a scientifically-managed breeding program that works to ensure a healthy, genetically diverse population of snow leopards.
The hope is that Milja will one day breed with the Akron Zoo's male snow leopard Tai Lun.
The zoo says that their new resident will make her public debut later this spring.