{"id":2358,"date":"2018-08-31T15:44:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T05:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2018-09-08T15:46:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T05:46:40","slug":"dubbo-welcomes-six-cheetah-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2358","title":{"rendered":"Dubbo welcomes six cheetah cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"Six healthy cheetah cubs were born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on June 6, to mother Kyan and father Jana.\r\n\r\nThe Zoo\u2019s cheetah breeding program first began in the 1980s.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\u201cThis Kyan\u2019s fourth litter,\u201d Cheetah Supervisor Jennifer Conaghan said. \u201cKyan is showing very positive maternal behaviour. 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