The Five Sisters Zoo has revealed the names of their three recently born adorable Scottish Wildcat kittens.
The two furry boys and a girl have been named Barra, Rum and Rona after the Scottish islands.
The theme follows the previous kittens born at the park - Harris, Arran and Jura.
The litter has been the centre of attention since arriving at West Calder facility, near Livingston.
Staff at the park recently confirmed that the trio, who have been spotted eagerly exploring their enclosure under the watchful eyes of their attentive parents, had undergone their first health check and vaccinations.
This brings the total number of kittens born at the park to six over the past 16 months.
A post on the zoo's official Facebook read: "Wildcats are one of Scotland’s rarest and most threatened mammals and these wildcat kittens are part of the UK conservation breeding programme.
"Visitors are able to see the playful new additions as they explore their surroundings and get up to mischief with their older siblings."
Speaking about the exciting new arrivals, head carnivore keeper at Five Sisters, Gary Curran, said: “With the Scottish Wildcat population being so fragile it’s fantastic to have yet another successful breeding season.
“After we decided we wanted to continue the Scottish Isle theme it did not take us long to come up with the names Rum, Rona and Barra.”
With estimates of only 35 remaining in the wild, Scottish wildcats are 50 times rarer than the giant panda, and the tiny population is under threat from the destruction of their natural habitat and local unneutered domestic cats who are breeding with them.
But it is hoped that international breeding program and other projects like it will be able to save the species from extinction and births of litters like this one are vital.
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