Busch Gardens’ animal care team has something new keeping them up at night - a four-week-old baby cheetah that requires regular feedings and 24-hour care. The new cub was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to a mother who wasn’t able to care for him.
Cheetahs are regulated by the Species Survival Plan (SSP), which tracks a species’ genetic lines in zoos around the world and makes recommendations as to where specific animals should be placed for successful breeding opportunities. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens.
Photo credits: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
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