Snow Leopard Layan Becomes Kid Favorite at Santa Barbara Zoo

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Layan, a 9-year-old snow leopard at the Santa Barbara Zoo, is quickly winning over young visitors.

He arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo as part of a conservation breeding program.

Layan replaces the zoo’s late snow leopard, Kisa.

Kisa is giving families a rare chance to see this vulnerable species up close.