In the US, a cheetah gave birth to a record number of cubs in the zoo

Cheetah of the zoo in St. Louis (USA) set a record by giving birth to 8 cubs: 3 males and 5 females.

This is reported on the zoo's website.

As reported by the Association of Zoos and Terrariums, it is the largest number of offspring compared with the previous documented 430 cases of this type of childbirth in the United States. Usually in captivity cheetah gives birth to 3-4 cubs.

Now that the “cats are out of the bag,” we are happy to share a more recent video of the eight cheetah cubs. Here they are at three weeks old with mom, Bingwa. The cheetah family is bonding in their maternity den behind the scenes, & we will keep you updated on the cubs’ progress pic.twitter.com/iQvTCwvoWC

— Saint Louis Zoo (@stlzoo) January 3, 2018

Mother and baby now feel good. They will stay in a private maternity hospital for a few more months.

The offspring appeared in November, but the zoo hid them because the first few months of life of cubs of cheetahs are extremely important.

For the first time in Saint Louis Zoo history, a cheetah has given birth to eight cheetah cubs. The cubs, three males and five females, were born at the Saint Louis Zoo River’s Edge Cheetah Breeding Center on November 26, 2017. Read more:https://t.co/Qt0lvX11Ou pic.twitter.com/zyZiiWFXfa

— Saint Louis Zoo (@stlzoo) January 3, 2018

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