Endangered cheetah cubs make first public appearance at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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Summary
Four endangered Northern Cheetah cubs, born on 14 February at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, have made their first public outdoor appearance. The cubs are part of the European Endangered Species Programme and belong to a species with only about 6,500 individuals remaining in the wild. This is the second litter for their mother, Darcy, who previously gave birth in October 2024.
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Born on 14 February, the quartet are Northern Cheetahs, an endangered species, introduced to the park as part of the European Endangered Species Programme.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature there are only about 6,500 cheetah's living in the wild.
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