Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo

Video. Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo

Four cheetahs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna.

Four cheetahs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna.

Their mother, Afra, comes from a breading station in South Africa and has been living in Austria since 2013.

Ghalib, a male cheetah, is the cubs' father. He arrived from the Erfurt zoo in March 2020 with keepers hoping the pair would make a good match.

Cheetahs are considered an endangered species on the Red List, as they face a loss of habitat in the African savannah.

Zoos are breeding cheetahs as part of a European conservation breeding programme.