A cheetah cub enters the world fragile and unsure, its spotted coat blending softly into the grass as its first form of protection. At this stage, speed does not matter yet. Learning does. Each day, the cub watches closely. How the mother listens before moving. How she scans the horizon. How she waits. The cub copies her steps, stumbles, gets back up, and tries again. Play becomes practice. Short sprints turn into lessons of balance, focus, and timing. Fear is always present, but so is curiosity

Tammy’s cubs are growing by the day and as you can see, their legs have certainly lengthened. They have also lost most of their mantle covering which was visible along their backs in the earlier videos. They are wary of cameras and the humans behind the lens, but we prefer them to be cautious about humans. As for Tammy, she is blissfully living out her empty-nest days in peace and doesn’t call out for the cubs. While it is common in the wild for cubs to stay with mom much longer, we monitor our

2.3K views · 238 reactions | Sebeka’s cubs are growing up so fast! The 4 cubs were born on the 29th of August 2019 and each now already weighs between 10 kg and 15 kg (22 – 33 lb)! They each eat close on 800 gram (1.7 lb) of mince per day… such healthy appetites! Congratulations and well done, Sebeka and Wim, your children are gorgeous! #hesc #cheetahs #cheetahcubs #kingcheetah #endangeredspeciescentre | Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre | Facebook