Seeing double?

Nope, it’s just two cougar cubs exploring their outdoor habitat at the Oregon Zoo.

The brother-and-sister pair, named Link and Nova by care staff, were brought to the zoo by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff in November. Now, they’re ready to explore their outdoor space.

Watch a video from the Oregon Zoo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mucYFanhbjE

“Cougars stay with their moms for at least a year in the wild, so these cubs wouldn’t have survived on their own,” Jen Osburn Eliot, who oversees the zoo’s Great Northwest area, said in a news release. “Care staff are giving Link and Nova a lot of time to feel comfortable in their new home, and it’s going really well so far.”

Though these cubs have had outdoor habitat access for a few weeks, it just opened to visitors yesterday, Wednesday, April 16. Small groups are being brought in by care staff and volunteers for a peek at the cubs from the viewing area.

The area is closed on the weekends for now, but eventually will be open every day.

Littermates tend to look similar, according to the zoo, but Link weighs in at around 70 pounds while Nova weighs just more than 50 pounds. A key feature to spotting who’s who: Link has a black nose, and Nova has a pink nose.

“They’re getting bigger all the time, but they’re still cubs, which means they love to play,” Osburn Eliot said in the news release. “Nova is usually the first to explore a new area, and once she decides it’s OK, Link joins right in.”

With the exception of the Florida panthers — others can be found in southwest Canada, the western United States and South America — cougars are not listed as endangered, but they do face many challenges due to human encroachment and habitat destruction.

For more information about Oregon Zoo, visit oregonzoo.org.