While many people do not treat animals well and cares about them, it is fair to recognize that there are other people that if they do and today I'm going to tell a story of dedication and interest to save four newborn cheetahs, as was told to me.
Once upon a time, at a zoo in the New Zealand city of Christchurch called Orana Park, a first-cheetah mother was giving birth. Terrified by the sudden pain and small lumps four strangers waved and wailed at his feet, the cheetah, disoriented, he decided that he preferred to leave his lair and continue with your normal life, leaving the puppy and refusing to go near them, put to the breast or act in any way like her mother.
Caregivers of cats in Orana Park knew that it was a desperate situation: the potential survival of 4 cheetah cubs of just one day without milk and the care of his mother, are almost nil. However, not surrendered, and decided to do everything possible to save the lives of these four creatures, three males and one female.
For months, the cubs needed constant care 24 hours a day. Two caregivers were selected as "adoptive moms" of the pups, and in shifts of 12 hours devoted to care for, feed and clean the puppies. This is not an easy task, as the baby cheetah are completely helpless, and unable even to their needs by themselves. It is usually the mother who encourages the young to pee or poop licking the bum. As an alternative, caregivers tried all sorts of tricks, until finally got that small needs were asked for wiping the ass with a towel.
Puppies should be fed every hour, and considering that there were four, and the time it took to feed each of them, I can imagine that the 12-hour shifts were exhausting.
However, these efforts bore fruit, and in an almost miraculous, got four puppies survived and were growing strong and healthy.
Today, cheetahs have four brothers and 20 months and living happy, playing, running and making mischief in Orana Park Zoo, and here come to meet us for us to enjoy a moment of company.
you ever been so close to a cheetah?
Time to say goodbye, the cheetah is a little sad and expected to return soon to visit.
Lucia Thanks for the pictures and the story!
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