Johari, a 2-month-old African cheetah, shows off her pearly whites at
the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park today! This cub and three others from another litter are being hand raised by zoo staff.
Johari, a 2-month-old African cheetah, showed off her pearly whites at
the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park on Friday. The cub is one of four
cheetahs being hand raised. Three cubs – a male named Shiley (shy-lee)
and two females named Taraji (ta-ra-jee) and Johari (jo-ha-ree) – were
born on May 24 and were rejected by their mother. On June 17, a single
female cheetah named Lindiwe (lynn-dee-way), was born to an
inexperienced mother, so keepers intervened. Often when a single cub is
born, the mother chooses to walk away because the chance of one cub
surviving is minimal. All four cubs were moved to the care center where
they are being hand raised by keepers.
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