For #cheetah cubs, playing with their siblings and their mother is an important part of life. While the phenomenon is challenging for animal behavior scientists to study, most researchers agree play has an important developmental role for predators, like #cheetahs. By engaging in play with their siblings and their mother, cheetah cubs are strengthening social bonds and cognitive ability, while also developing the skills they will need in the future, as wild predators. Cheetah have been observed

Adorable footage of three-month-old cheetah cubs playing

If you tune into the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's Cheetah Cub Cam, you might see one or two cubs playing in the den. The cubs are starting to play independently. When cheetah biologist, Adrienne Crosier, tuned into the cam in mid-January, she witnessed this female cub rolling around and having a ball in the den all on her own. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/cheetah-cub-cam | ZooBorns

A behind-the-scenes look at the most recent rescue at the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC) in Somaliland. These #cheetah cubs were confiscated from traffickers and are now being rehabilitated. Want to learn more about the #cats we rescue and rehabilitate? Visit

POV: it’s time to eat! 🐆 These #cheetah cubs are the most recent arrivals at the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC) in Somaliland, rescued in early October. Want to learn more about our efforts to rescue and rehabilitate #cheetahs just like these cubs? 🐾Visit cheetah.org | Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)