Cheetah cubs at Basel Zoo, born 2007, photo by Tambako the Jaguar on flickr
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Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Three young cheetahs born in June were shown to the public for the first time at Basel Zoo 9 September. The zoo calls it a “sensation”, because the mother, 10 year-old Msichana, who last gave birth in 2007, was not expected to become pregnant again. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are listed as “vulnerable” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of endangered species, and there are an estimated 7,500 cheetahs living in the wild in Africa and some areas of Iran.
The two males and one female are in robust good health.
Ed. note: Tambako the Jaguar, pseudonym for a photographer on flickr, has extensively photographed cheetahs and other animals at Basel Zoo. We include shots from cubs born in 2007 and 2008, images taken a few months later:
Cheetahs at Basel Zoo, image by Tambako the Jaguar on flickr
Young cheetah licking mother who is licking her nose! Photo by Tambako the Jaguar on flickr
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 September 2009.
Filed under: Society
Tags: Acinonyx jubatus, Basel Switzerland, Basel zoo, cheetahs, IUCN, Msichana, Red List, three young cubs
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