Fight to Nurse Premature Cheetah Cubs to Health Continues April 14, 2016 Three cubs remain in the Cincinnati Zoo’s Nursery in critical care CINCINNATI, OH (April 14, 2016) – Two of five premature cheetah cubs, delivered via C-section at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Mast Farm on March 8, have now passed away. The cubs have been receiving…
Orphan Cheetah Cub from Oregon Joins Cincinnati Zoo’s Cubs April 5, 2016 babies cheetah cheetah cub cincinnati zoo Four cubs in Zoo’s nursery now have a brother from another mother CINCINNATI, OH (April 5, 2016) – A lone cheetah cub in search of litter mates has found a new home at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The male cub, born 12 days before Cincinnati Zoo’s cubs were delivered via…
Thane & Savanna on Today Show 11/8 November 7, 2012 cheetah cheetah cub cheetah run cincinnati zoo fastest land mammal national geographic magazine nbc savanna thane maynard today show The Cincinnati Zoo’s Director, Thane Maynard and Savanna the 4-month-old cheetah, will appear on the NBC Today Show in New York, NY (local WLWT) tomorrow morning, Thursday, November 8 at approximately 7:30 a.m. The Zoo will be Live Tweeting Savanna’s journey to the Big Apple on Twitter. Follow along @cincinnatizoo #cheetahNYC.
Cheetah Cub & Puppy Pals September 12, 2012 The Cincinnati Zoo’s African cheetah cub, Savanna, and 13-week-old labrador mix puppy, Max, were recently introduced to each other, on September 5, and are quickly becoming great friends! Savanna was born at the Zoo’s Regional Cheetah Breeding Facility in Clermont County, Ohio on June 22, but she was moved to the Zoo’s Nursery after her mother, Lucy, (this is her first litter) could not provide adequate care. Zoo Nursery keepers bottle fed the cub six times a day, every 2.5…
Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Sets New World Speed Record August 1, 2012 Record Breaking Run Came During National Geographic Magazine Shoot CINCINNATI, OH (August 2, 2012) – “Sarah,” the Cincinnati Zoo’s 11-year-old cheetah, sets new world speed record! She first earned the title of world’s fastest of all land mammals in 2009 when she covered 100 meters in 6.13 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001. This year, Sarah shattered all 100-meter times when she posted…
