Blank Park Zoo is welcoming a cute new addition to the family: MJ, the 7-year-old snow leopard. MJ is from the Bronx Zoo and moved to Des Moines based on a recommendation of the Species Survival Plan.

But don’t expect a baby shower too soon. “We hope to get little snow leopard cubs out of the deal, but it’ll probably be a year before then,” Jungheim said. In the meantime, the rest of the animals ...