FfFfFfFF 58,120 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 In between eating her morning meal, a 7-week-old cheetah cub played and pounced in an indoor nursery area at the Ione and Paul Harter Animal Care Center, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The curious little feline hasn't yet been named, and weighs just over 5 pounds. Since the cub arrived at the nursery at 2 days old, wildlife care specialists have been bottle-feeding her a formula specifically designed for cheetahs, weighing her daily to monitor her health and simulating the grooming she would normally receive from her mother. As she has grown, the bottle feedings have become less frequent and the cub is now primarily eating formula mixed with meat. She recently moved from the nursery to a larger area so she has more room to run and play as she grows larger. "While we always prefer for the mother to raise its cub, it is a privilege for us to care for the cub when its mother can't provide what it needs to survive," said Eileen Neff, senior wildlife care specialist. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is one of nine breeding facilities participating in the cheetah Breeding Center Coalition (BCC). The goal of the coalition is to create a sustainable cheetah population to prevent extinction of the world's fastest land animal. Source: https://patch.com/california/san-diego/cheetah-cub-thriving-san-diego-zoo-safari-park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,957 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Ohmygosh, this is officially my most favorite GGD thread ever! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOK 76,406 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Just now, Batwings said: Ohmygosh, this is officially my most favorite GGD thread ever! @FfFfFfFF's threads are to look for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,799 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 LOOK AT HER FACE SHE IS THE BEST BABY Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceIsThatBitch 545 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I watched this yesterday so beautiful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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