Cheetah cubs that were born at our off-site cheetah breeding facility. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Did you know that the St. Louis Zoo houses a Cheetah Breeding Center? 🐆 St. Louis Zoo River’s Edge Cheetah Breeding Center welcomed a litter of five cheetah cubs that are now making their public debut. Asha, Bozzie, Chirpa, Milani and Wickett–named after the Ewoks of Endor–are the first successful cheetah births at the Zoo in more than seven years. The cubs were born on May 5th to first-time parents Cora, age 4, and Vader, age 8. Over 60 cubs have been born at the Zoo’s Cheetah Breeding Center