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Three cheetah cubs in a grassy field look at the camera. Part of their mom's leg and tail is visible in the frame.
December 08, 2023

#CheetahCubdate: Ready to Play and Excited for Treats
One of Echo's cubs is held by gloved animal care experts.
November 06, 2023

#CheetahCubdate: Brave Little Explorers
Closeup of a tiny cheetah cub looking into the camera. A keeper wearing blue gloves is supporting its body.
October 06, 2023

#CheetahCubdate: New Cubs, New Den
Cheetah mother Echo with five cubs born Sept. 12, 2023
September 21, 2023

Litter of Five Cheetah Cubs Are Born at Front Royal Campus, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Cheetahs investigate a bucket filled with ice.
April 25, 2023

#CheetahCubdate 9: An Ice Bucket Challenge
A photo of a male cheetah cub sitting in grass, looking toward the camera.
March 09, 2023

#CheetahCubdate 8: Get to Know the Cubs by Name
Cheetah Amani crouches over a metal tray with one of her 4-month-old cubs. Amani appears to be sniffing the side of the tray while the cub inspects a bloodsicle on the tray. Amani's other cub is to the right of the tray, eating a small piece of the treat
February 07, 2023

#CheetahCubdate 7: How to Enrich and Train Cheetahs
Cheetah mother Amani lays in the tall grass in her yard with her two male cubs. One cubs lays snuggled up next to her on the left and the other sits on the right. All three cheetahs look toward the camera.
January 17, 2023

#CheetahCubdate 6: New Year, New Food and the First Snow