千葉市動物公園―すくすく育つ6頭のチーターの赤ちゃん Chiba Zoological Park―6 baby cheetahs growing up quickly (December 30, 2021-No.38）

千葉市動物公園―すくすく育つ6頭のチーターの赤ちゃん
Chiba Zoological Park―6 baby cheetahs growing up quickly (December 30, 2021-No.38）

Around 21:00 on June 8, 2021, a cheetah gave birth to six children at the Chiba Zoological Park.

Their mother is Zuraya（meaning African princess（ゼラヤ））) who visited Chiba Zoological Park on June 9, 2020 from Kristiansand Zoo（クリスチャンサン動物園） in the Kingdom of Norway. She is 5 years old, born May 27, 2016.

The father is one of three males. A DNA test will be conducted to identify the father. The three males visited Chiba Zoological Park from Prague Zoo（プラハ動物園）in the Czech Republic on June 15, 2020. They were born on May 14, 2018 and are 3 years old.

A total of 7 adult animals are bred in Chiba Zoological Park, of which 4 are female and 3 are male.

Of the 6 baby cheetahs, 4 are female and 2 are male. The females were named " Carolina", "Claris", "Charm" and "Claire", and the males were named "Carl" and "Chuma". They were open to the public from September 27th.

By the time the children's cheetahs were open to the public, they were only three months old, but already had the character of a cheetah. The exhibition was so popular that when we visited the zoo on October 18th, admission was restricted to the first 500 people. The numbered ticket was distributed several hours ago, but it ended immediately.

The lifespan of a cheetah is said to be 15 years in the wild, and there is a record of 19 years in a captive environment（飼育された環境下では）. We don't know how the six cheetahs born in Japan will live, but we have no choice but to wish them good luck.

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