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'This is a very special birth': Virginia Zoo welcomes 7 new cheetah cubs
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| Jan 27, 2019 04:36 PM EST Updated: Jan 27, 2019 04:36 PM EST
| WRIC
Posted on 01/28/2019 6:14:40 AM PST by COBOL2Java
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - The Metro Richmond Zoo recently welcomed seven new cheetah cubs. Vaila, a second-time mother, gave birth to septuplets on Nov. 30.
The zoo says all seven cubs are doing great and growing fast at their cheetah breeding facility. They plan on moving the cubs into the zoo sometime in March and will make an announcement when they can be seen on exhibit.
"This is a very special birth to us because not only is it a big boost for cheetah conservation by increasing the captive population, but also a cheetah having 7 cubs at once only happens 1 percent of the time!" the zoo said.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Pets/Animals
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To: COBOL2Java
An example of the prolific nature of African breeding.
To: carriage_hill
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01/28/2019 12:54:52 PM PST
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Silentgypsy
( “If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.”__Scorpion)
To: j.havenfarm
Their species is so inbred, it’s genetically shortened.
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01/28/2019 1:38:51 PM PST
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Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Silentgypsy
They’re so cute, and they grow-up so fast, and the you’re their lunch and dinner.
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01/28/2019 1:39:55 PM PST
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Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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01/29/2019 4:49:35 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
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To: COBOL2Java
And they say cheetahs never prosper...
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01/29/2019 4:53:47 AM PST
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Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
To: j.havenfarm
Chester has done alright for himself.
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01/29/2019 4:54:22 AM PST
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Leep
(It's.. (W)all or nothing..!)
To: j.havenfarm
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01/29/2019 4:56:23 AM PST
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Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
To: COBOL2Java
That’s great news - cheetahs are super-endangered - would be a shame to lose an animal that can attain 75 mph on land.
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01/29/2019 5:16:12 AM PST
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Psalm 73
("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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