Cute cheetah alert! We have a new “pile of cubs” (our favorite kind), as our cheetah biologist put it.
Two large litters were born over the course of a week at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: 3-year-old Happy gave birth on March 23 and 7-year-old Miti gave birth March 28.
Each cub plays a significant role in improving the health of the population of cheetahs in human care and represents hope for the species overall. Our scientists and keepers will continue to monitor the health and behavior of both moms and cubs by closed-circuit camera, and the cubs will have their first veterinary exam when they are about six weeks old.
