🐆🥰 Cheetah cuddle party! Meet the newest members of our Zoo family, born Sept. 12 at our Front Royal, Virginia, campus. Mother Echo is doing an amazing job caring for her cubs—three boys and two girls—and the newborns appear strong, active, vocal and are nursing well. See if you can spot them on the Cheetah Cub Cam (they may be out of view at times). 📽️👀TUNE IN: https://s.si.edu/48rXwSD. . . . 🐆❓🐆 Two males, Asante and Flash, bred with Echo in spring; one—or both—could be the father(s)! We

Celebrate International Cheetah Day with the four adorable cheetah cubs that were recently born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Plus see where you can catch a glimpse of these cute cats. | Smithsonian Magazine

🐆 If you don't spot our Cheetah Girls on the Cheetah Cub Cam, don't worry. They're probably outside having fun! For cheetah cubs, play time is an important way to develop social and physical skills. Amabala's cubs are spending lots of time outside romping, wrestling and climbing, all of which are important skills they would need in the wild. They still tend to cuddle up inside the dens during wet or especially cold weather, so check out the forecast for Front Royal, Virginia the next time you w