Denmark - Male Leopard BamBamZookeepers Mikkel Kibsgaard ( R ) and Frank Thomas carry four - year - old male leopard BamBam in Aalborg Zoo , Denmark , 06 September 2011 . BamBam on Tuesday afternoon set off on his long journey that will bring him to California . The young leopard will be included in the international breeding work to ensure locked populations of the rare Persian Leopard . When Aalborg Zoo in the coming year must have a new large predator house for lions and tigers there will no longer be facilities for leopards , so therefore BamBam is set to become a valuable contribution to the Persian females in California . It is the first time ever that a leopard from a Danish zoo is relocated to the US . EPA / Henning Bagger < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >