Bιngwa, тнe cнeeтaн, нaѕ jυѕт lιved υp тo нer naмe. yoυ ѕee, “вιngwa” ιn ѕwaнιlι мeanѕ “cнaмpιon” and тнe 4-year-old ѕт. loυιѕ zoo anιмal нaѕ recenтly gιven вιrтн тo a record-вreaĸιng lιттer oғ 8 cнeeтaн cυвѕ. мy мoм alwayѕ reмιndѕ мe тнaт even aѕ a ѕιngle cнιld, ι ѕoмeтιмeѕ waѕ jυѕт тoo мυcн. ι вelιeve we нave тo congraтυlaтe тнιѕ wιld caт and wιѕн нer well!
In over 430 litters documented by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, this is the first time a cheetah has given birth and reared on her own eight cubs at a zoo. The average litter size of these big cats is three to four cubs.
According to the zoo, Bingwa is already a perfect mom for her three boys and five girls. “She has quickly become adept at caring for her huge litter of cubs. Grooming, nursing and caring for them attentively,” Steve Bircher, the zoo’s curator of mammals/carnivores said. She is on loan to the zoo from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore. The father, 9-year-old Jason, is on loan from White Oak Wildlife Conservation in Yulee, Fla.
Today, Bingwa’s accomplishment is more important than ever. The world’s fastest land mammal is racing toward its species extinction. It is estimated that only 7,100 of these rare cats remain in the wild. The latest cheetah census suggests that these predatory fluffs may decline by an additional 53 percent over the next 15 years.
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