Seven endangered cheetah cubs have made their public debut at a UK zoo. The cats and their mothers were exploring their new home while play fighting in the long grass and chasing each other.
Conservation Efforts
The two litters – four seven-week-old cubs born to mom Amira on May 18, and three six-week-old cubs born to mom Zara on May 23 – are the first cheetah births at Whipsnade Zoo in 15 years. The zoo have said the seven cubs – who will be sexed at their first health checks in the next couple of weeks – are vitally important for the conservation breeding program for their endangered sub species the northern cheetah.
Working with the Government of Zambia and several conservation NGOs, ZSL will reintroduce a group of cheetahs to the Luangwa Valley to help boost the conservation of this iconic feline- of which only 6,500 individuals remain on Earth.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
