Father from Botswana, mother from India: 5 cheetah cubs at Kuno usher in new lineage
A female cheetah from India has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park, marking the arrival of the Botswana lineage in India's cheetah population. KJP21, a 32-month-old female cheetah born in India, is the third Indian-born female to reproduce, following two others. Her five cubs, fathered by a Botswana male cheetah, are the first of their lineage to be born in India.
The Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav congratulated the veterinarians, field staff, and Project Cheetah team, highlighting this milestone in India's expanding cheetah population, which now stands at 60, with 41 born in the country.
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