Two adorable jaguar cubs born on March 19 become the new stars of the “Reino Animal” zoo in Teotihuacan, Mexico. The female cubs were separated from their parents when they were only 18 days old because one of them developed a skin condition, but they have been well taken care of by zookeepers and vets. /VCG Photo

Now nursed back to health, the cubs frolic and play with their caretakers, who feed them through baby bottles, and explore their enclosure with tentative steps and huge paws. /VCG Photo

According to zoo officials, they cannot be returned to their mother, as she could kill them if she smells the human scent on them. However, in three months’ time, they will be too large and dangerous for human approach. /VCG Photo

Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas, and the third-largest in the world, after lions and tigers. They are listed as a “near-threatened” species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which says their population has declined by about a quarter in the past two decades. /VCG Photo