Cheetah cubs make debut at West Midlands Safari Park

• Jul 17, 2014 
• By Brett Gibbons

Baby big cats are first born at Bewdley venue

These cuddly cheetah cubs made their first public appearance this week at West Midlands Safari Park

These cuddly cheetah cubs made their first public appearance this week at West Midlands Safari Park - and the baby big cats were spot-on for their army of admirers.


The terrific trio of two males and one female were born on March 23 to first-time mum Epezi and they are the first cheetahs born at the park, near Bewdley.

Named Cody, Cairo and Chloe, the 16-week-old cubs have made their first venture into the outside world and are exploring the caves and rocks of the park’s Cheetah Plains.

Lawrence Bates, West Midlands Safari Park head of carnivores, said, “These cubs really are double trouble plus one - for mum. “While they are still only babies they have already developed stalking skills and like to chase anything that moves. In the wild cheetahs are masters of the chase, they dash out from under cover and usually bring down their prey on the first attempt. Meal times are  not usually so dramatic, although they do have a starve day once a week to replicate conditions experienced in the wild.”

The world’s fastest animal species, cheetahs were first introduced to the park in 2008 and they have flourished in their surroundings.

A group of the big cats is known as a coalition of cheetahs - where have you heard that before?

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