Litter of 4 cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian’s Front Royal Zoo

WTOP Staff
November 16, 2025, 8:04 AM


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A litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, campus last month. ... Now, they can be seen through the Cheetah Cub Cam, a live camera feed available on the Zoo’s website.

The cubs were born Oct. 17 to Amabala, a 5-year-old cheetah, who was also born on camera back in 2020. It’s her first litter. The cub’s father, Flash, is eight years old and has three cubs from a previous litter; however, male cheetahs are not involved in raising their young.

According to the zoo, Amabala’s was the 20th litter born on the Front Royal campus. They’re the fifth litter to be livestreamed on the Cheetah Cub Cam.

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