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Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Cub Becomes New Ambassador For Her Species
A cheetah cub at the Cincinnati Zoo has become a new ambassador for her species after moving from a zoo in Oregon.

Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Cub Becomes New Ambassador For Her Species

A cheetah cub has become the new ambassador for her species at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

Earlier this week, the Cincinnati Zoo shared a video on their social media pages announcing the arrival of the newest female cub to join their growing animal family. The cheetah cub had come in from a wildlife safari in Oregon. The Zoo had to raise the four-week-old newborn by hand after the mother couldn’t care for it.

Facebook / Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

In the video below, the cub can be seen shakily walking toward the camera before it falls over and purrs as she sticks out her tongue.

Cincinnati Zoo Shares Adorable Video Of Baby Cheetah Cub

Say hello to our newest cheetah ambassador! Radiographs prior to the cub’s birth revealed that the mom, who lives at Wildlife Safari in Oregon, was carrying a single cub. When a single cub is born, the mom will not produce enough milk for it to survive. pic.twitter.com/ZsU9xBwA7p

— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) May 23, 2022

In the caption of the video, the Cincinnati Zoo wrote, “Say hello to our newest cheetah ambassador!”

In a longer Facebook post, they explained that “Radiographs prior to the cub’s birth revealed that the mom, who lives at Wildlife Safari in Oregon, was carrying a single cub. When a single cub is born, the mom will not produce enough milk for it to survive.”

“Knowing that the cub would need to be hand-reared, the cheetah Species Survival Plan (SSP) identified Cincinnati Zoo as the best place for this cub to be raised,” they went on.

Facebook / Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

“Our neonate team will be caring for the female, 4-week-old cub behind the scenes, but you can keep up with her progress right here!” they added. “We will share photos and videos of her as she grows. Once the cub is older, she will be a part of our Cat Ambassador Program (CAP) and join our other running cheetah ambassadors in the Cheetah Encounter.”

And that’s not the only baby who is joining the Cinncinati Zoo!

More Baby Animals Make Their Way To The Cinncinati Zoo

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Last month, the Cincinnati Zoo announced that their hippo Bibi is expecting. This means that their world-famous hippo, Fiona, is about to become a big sister. The zoo announced the news in a press release on April 11.

Eric Byrd, manager of the zoo’s Africa team, said that “the hippo team is excited and also nervous.” He added, “As most people know, Bibi’s first baby, Fiona, was born six weeks premature and wouldn’t have survived without the intervention of her human caregivers. We are hoping for a full-term pregnancy and will be doing everything we can to support Bibi.”

Reproductive physiologists at the Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) started Bibi on hormone supplements and will perform regular ultrasounds on the soon-to-be new mom to help this pregnancy go a lot more smoothly.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

The father of the baby, 18-year-old Tucker, was reportedly “enamored” with Bibi, 23, “right away” after he arrived on September 6, 2021.

Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care, Christina Gorsuch, said “We weren’t planning to welcome a baby this soon, but nature found a way and ignored our calendar. Most forms of contraception, in hippos or humans, is not 100% reliable.  The dose that was previously effective for Bibi did not prevent pregnancy this time.”