Friendly Leopard Plays With Child At The Pittsburgh Zoo

When 3-year-old Tila went to the Pittsburgh Zoo with her two sisters and her mom, she never thought she'd be doing what her mom says "will probably never happen again."

Because of the fantastic and unusually warm weather, Tammy Moreno decided to take her daughters to the zoo — a zoo they go to at least twice a year.

But this time, the trip was marked by a very special interaction between Tila and a resident of the zoo's leopard exhibit!

Tammy says that, in all the times they visited the zoo, they had never been able to get the attention of any of the animals. Around 2 p.m. the family made its way to the exhibit, where one the leopards immediately set its sights on Tila.

And like magic, the two starting playing together, only separated by a window pane!

Tila was carrying her favorite stuffed animals, which the leopard seems to be very fond of in this clip.

“He played with these toys and my daughter for over 20 minutes,” she told WPXI-TV. 

Watch how he brings his paws up to the glass when Tila waves her stuffed toys in front of the glass. With a similar taste in toys, these two would make great playmates!

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