Comments on: Calling Cheetahs

By: jada

jada — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:09:45 +0000

its really cool how a cheeatha sounds
i thought nthey sound like lions but
they really don’tbecause each
cat has a there own body
cultral ,thanks bye

jada

By: Mandy

Mandy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:30:27 +0000

We saw Amara on one of her first ambassador training outings in early June and would love to know the name of her dog companion.

Moderator’s note: His name is Hopper and he is an Anatolian shepherd.

By: Teresa Cobbs

Teresa Cobbs — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:10:59 +0000

How much longer will the four cheetah cubs be in the nursery at the Wild Animal Park?

Moderator’s note: The three older ones are moving out Sept 8. The younger one may be there a bit longer than that, but we’re not sure how long.

By: Teresa Cobbs

Teresa Cobbs — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:01:18 +0000

I have been able to see the four newest cheetah cubs at the Park and love every one of them. I heard the three siblings now have names. Can you please tell me what they are?

Moderator’s note: Three cubs – a male named Shiley (shy-lee) and two females named Taraji (ta-ra-jee) and Johari (jo-ha-ree) – were born on May 24. On June 17, a single female cheetah named Lindiwe (lynn-de-wee), was born. All are extremely cute! We have new photos of them in our What’s New? section at http://www.sandiegozoo.org/whatsnew/ and video at http://www.sandiegozoo.org/videos/?bcpid=4552241001&bclid=5171891001&bctid=31502651001

By: Diane Lueke

Diane Lueke — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:58:32 +0000

We plan to visit the Park after 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 2nd. Will we be able to see the cubs in the nursery after 4 p.m.?

Moderator’s note: They live in the nursery right now, so you should be able to see them.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:14:10 +0000

Do cheetahs female need to mate (copulate) several times to produce a multiple birth or is one time enough? Any way it is way out there what you all have accomplished. CONGRATS! I’m a fan of cats, well all animals, b ut cats hold a very special place.

Fred responds: Cheetahs might only mate one time and produce a litter with lots of cubs or mate more than once and produce a litter of only one cub. We don’t know what goes on inside the female, but information from field studies has shown that the cubs born within a single litter might have more than one dad! In that case, cheetahs are not only mating more than one time, but mating with more than one male!

By: Teresa Cobbs

Teresa Cobbs — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:16:02 +0000

I heard that Amara’s mother had another single cub. Is this true and is she with her mother or in the nursery?

Autumn Nelson, Animal Care Manager, responds: Yes, Amara’s mother, Kenya, delivered another single cub. She was pulled for hand rearing as cheetah mothers eventually reject singletons. The cub is being hand-raised at the nursery and is slowly being introduced to the three older cheetah cubs for socialization purposes. While those cubs are being raised to be ambassadors in our Behavior Department, our long-term plan for the newest cub is to return her to the Wild Animal Park’s cheetah research station for breeding.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:04:39 +0000

It’s great to see Amara is growing into a strong, healthy cat. I saw her in April on my birthday and it was wonderful. I’m curious. How come nothing has been written about the 3 kittens born this summer? I can’t even find an online article about it. Everything is on Amara. Were they not born at WAP?

Moderator’s note: The three newest cheetah cubs came to the Wild Animal Park from another facility. We’ll see if we can get some photos to post. They are very cute!

By: Cathy Rennie

Cathy Rennie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:38:21 +0000

When will you be posting new pictures of the little cheetah girl, and does she have a name yet? She looks like a Sophia to me.

Moderator’s note: See comment #11 for her name.

By: Susan H.

Susan H. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:26:29 +0000

I saw the cub early March, she was sleeping soundly in the incubator, just too precious!!!