A brief #cubdate on cheetah Echo and her four newborn cubs.
10, 2020 Cheetah #Cubdate 1: April 10 Video Want the latest on Echo
Not only did Echo move them to a new den, but keepers were able to weigh the cubs
Not only did Echo move them to a new den, but keepers were able to weigh the cubs
It’s a lot for eight-year-old Echo to keep track of!
It’s a lot for Echo to keep track of!
In August, our wonderful cheetah mother Echo was busy teaching her 4.5-month-old
In August, our wonderful cheetah mother Echo was busy teaching her 4.5-month-old
Echo’s four cheetah cubs have really taken to their new diet.
The chirps are from both Echo and the cubs. Echo talks to her cubs a lot!
their veterinary exam, to receiving their names, to taking a taste of their mother Echo
Echo Calls Her Cubs Mother knows best.
Read the latest about Echo’s litter of five adorable cubs in our latest animal update
We’re pleased to report that Echo and her five cubs are doing great… in an off-cam
When Echo’s five cubs were born last fall, their exact parentage was a mystery.
The cub’s mother, Echo, sunbathes in a distant patch of grass.
Today was a big day for keepers and cheetah cubs alike. For the first time, keepers were able to approach the four cubs born April 8. Learn more in this Q&A with cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier.
As keepers and scientists, how (and how often) are you monitoring Echo and her cubs
Here at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, the carnivore team is gearing up for a very special arrival: cheetah cubs! As one of 10 facilities in the Cheetah Breeding Center Coalition, we study the behavior, biology, health and reproduction of these rare cats.
One of our females, 5-year-old Echo, joined our breeding program in June 2016 from
