CHSix cheetah cubs were born at the Basel Zoo in June 2024. The cubs, four males and two females, are all healthy and have been named Xeros, Xolobeni, Xeric, Ximba, Xhosa, and Xenia, following the zoo’s naming tradition for the year 2026. Their mother, Malaika, is a four-year-old cheetah who was transferred to the zoo from Stuttgart in 2024. The cubs have been vaccinated and are now fully visible to visitors in their enclosure. Cheetahs are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with fewer than 7,000 adult individuals remaining in the wild. Zoos participate in conservation breeding programs to maintain genetically diverse populations and support long-term survival.
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