Video captured at the Africa Alive wildlife park in Kessingland, shows the energetic cub, now eight weeks old, playing in an outside enclosure with her mother Kilima. The fluffy cub, who was born on August 1, is seen jumping all over first-time mother Kilima, before biting, licking and nestling beside her. The new cheetah cub with her mother at the Africa Alive wildlife park in Kessingland, SuffolkThe eight-week-old cheetah plays with her doting mother Kilima in their enclosureThe energetic cub is the first cheetah to be born at the wildlife park in 10 yearsAfter spending a few weeks settling into new surroundings, the cub has been vaccinated, microchipped and sexed by keepers. The cub will be gradually introduced to the main paddock in the next few days, accompanied by Kilima, who was part of the last cheetah litter born at the zoo in 2011. Visitors will be able to see them this weekend and the public will be invited to take part in a competition to name the new cub.

Source: The Nation September 29, 2021 17:03 UTC