The cheetah cubs were born on May 1. But one died on the 4th due to lung problems.
An Asiatic cheetah gave birth to cubs at a facility in Iran, marking the first time the species has multiplied in captivity, according to the Iranian Cheetah Society.
Three cub cheetahs were born at the Turan Biosphere Reserve Asiatic Cheetah Breeding Center in Tehran, according to a press release on May 1 from Iran’s Department of the Environment.
The cheetah mom, named Iran, gave birth to her children by cesarean section and the babies were transferred to intensive care, according to the news release.
Cheetahs at a recovery center in Somalia. They are rarely seen.
One of the puppies died on May 4 due to malformations in the left lung and pulmonary adhesion, according to Dr. Behrang Ekrami, a veterinarian at the Asian Cheetah Breeding Center.
It was initially announced that the cheetah cubs were all female, but on closer examination it was determined that they are men
Cheetahs live freely in Iran, but are rarely seen.
The vice-president of the Natural Environment and Biodiversity of the Environment Organization, Hasan Akbarí, confirmed, on the other hand, that They still do not know if the mother will accept the children and, if not, they will need to be fed.
In any case, they will try to make sure they have as little interaction with people as possible.
Researchers rescued the mother cheetah in December 2017, after she was found in a home in Iran at the age of 8 months, according to Jamshid Parchizadeh, a graduate research assistant at The Global Wildlife Conservation Center and a doctoral student at SUNY College. of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. It is believed that wildlife traffickers are planning to traffic him, he added.
Conservationists slowly began to introduce her to an Asiatic male cheetah, Firouz, in 2021. She was caught in Turan National Park to marry him in captivity.
Conservationists, with puppies.
Iran is one of the few countries where they live in freedom, but fewer than 20 cheetahs have been seen in the country in recent years.
The loss of 90 percent of its habitat, along with droughts, poachers or car accidents, has greatly reduced the number of specimens of this animal.
According to National Geographic magazine, “young puppies spend their first year of life learning from their mother and practicing hunting techniques while playing.” In addition, their mothers lived with them for a period of between a year and a half and two years.
Source: Clarin