World's rarest big cat cub is in Devon – and it's never been seen beforeOne of the world's rarest animals has been born in Devon after two zoos helped a couple of leopards to come together through animal online datingWorld's rarest big cat cub seen for first time at UK zooIn recent years, there has been a lot of uproar, outrage, and fear about the extinction of species around the world. ‌In Devon, said rejoicing has been taking place with a new baby being born to the rarest big cat in the world. ‌The Amur leopard cub, named Zeya, was born last year in September. Amur leopards, also known as Far East leopards are regarded as the rarest big cat in the world and officially classed as being critically endangered. We feel extremely proud to be able to play a small part in safeguarding the Amur leopard for the future.