A brave little snow leopard cub has taken her first steps in her outdoors enclosure at the UK's Chester Zoo.

Proud mum Nubra kept a watchful eye on as her little one as she explored their habitat playfully this week.

The cub, the first to be born at the zoo in its 94-year history, has been named Bheri, after a river that runs through the Himalayas.

The zoo picked the name from thousands of suggestions made by visitors and online followers from all over the world.

The inquisitive furball was born 10 weeks ago, and spent her early weeks snuggled up to mum in a secluded den.

Snow leopards are extremely rare, with as few as 4,000 animals estimated to still roam remain in the wild.

They live in the high mountains of central and south Asia, but are threatened by poaching, loss of habitat, and climate change.