遇見一群“不可思議的”獵豹幼崽
你可能不知道，但在弗吉尼亞州的史密森學(xué)會有一場“獵豹幼崽熱潮”。
官員周三宣布，3 月底的一周內(nèi)出生了兩窩。共有 10 只健康的幼崽幸存下來，它們毛茸茸的小臉的到來使史密森尼對話生物學(xué)研究所的獵豹數(shù)量增加了一半。
該研究所的獵豹生物學(xué)家兼動物園和水族館協(xié)會獵豹物種生存計(jì)劃的經(jīng)理 Adrienne Crosier 說：“平均一窩產(chǎn)仔數(shù)是 3 只，所以這一次我們有一大堆幼崽。”
Crosier 說，每一只幼崽都“在改善人類照料的獵豹種群的健康方面發(fā)揮著重要作用，并代表著整個物種的希望?！?br>
這 10 只幼崽是出生在弗吉尼亞州 Front Royal 學(xué)院的第二代獵豹。
其中 5 只幼崽于 3 月 23 日出生，然后在 3 月 28 日又出生了 7 只幼崽。其中一只幼崽的兩只幼崽死亡，官員說這在大窩中很常見。根據(jù)新聞稿，幸存的幼崽包括六只雌性和四只雄性。
認(rèn)識今年在國家動物園和史密森尼保護(hù)生物學(xué)研究所出生的一些最新嬰兒
科學(xué)家和飼養(yǎng)員將監(jiān)測這些幼崽，它們計(jì)劃在六周大時(shí)進(jìn)行第一次獸醫(yī)檢查。在那之前，他們擁抱在一起取暖，給我們一些可愛的東西，可能會讓你的嘴巴張成微笑。
Meet an ‘incredible pile’ of cheetah cubs
By ?Victoria St. Martin
April 5, 2017
You might not know it, but there’s a “cheetah cub boom” at a Smithsonian institute in Virginia.
Two litters were born in one week at the end of March, officials announced Wednesday. A total of 10 healthy cubs survived and the arrival of their furry little faces increased the number of cheetahs at the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute by half.
“The average litter size is three, so this time we’ve got an incredible pile of cubs,” said Adrienne Crosier, the institute’s cheetah biologist and manager of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Cheetah Species Survival Plan.
Crosier said each and every cub plays a “significant role in improving the health of the population of cheetahs in human care and represents hope for the species overall.”
The 10 cubs are the second generation of cheetahs born at the institute in Front Royal, Va.
Five of the cubs were born on March 23, and then seven more cubs were born on March 28. Two cubs from one of the litters died, which officials said is common in large litters. The surviving cubs include six females and four?males, according to a press release.
Scientists and keepers will monitor the cubs, who are scheduled to have their first veterinary exam at six weeks old. Until then, they cuddle together for warmth and give us something cute to look at that could possibly force your mouth to stretch into a smile.
Watch: Cheetah cubs abound at National Zoo
