Three cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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October 23, 2015 — The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) welcomed three cheetah cubs on Friday, October 16. These cubs are genetically very important to the cheetah population in human care. Their mother, Sanurra, is the third most genetically valuable female cheetah in the United States. She came to SCBI in 2011 from a private breeding facility in South Africa.
Scientists and keepers watched the pups nurse and play through a closed-circuit camera installed in their nest. The pups’ eyes and ears opened and they all appear healthy. Sanurra, who is giving birth for the first time, has been very attentive to her pups and also appears to be doing well. Keepers and veterinarians will not know the pups’ gender until they have had a chance to examine them. The area around Sanurra’s birthing den is kept quiet so she can bond with her pups.
With the birth of the cubs, the SCBI is home to 21 cheetahs.
Scientists and keepers watched the pups nurse and play through a closed-circuit camera installed in their nest. The pups’ eyes and ears opened and they all appear healthy. Sanurra, who is giving birth for the first time, has been very attentive to her pups and also appears to be doing well. Keepers and veterinarians will not know the pups’ gender until they have had a chance to examine them. The area around Sanurra’s birthing den is kept quiet so she can bond with her pups.
With the birth of the cubs, the SCBI is home to 21 cheetahs.
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