#CheetahCubdate 19: A Warm and Fuzzy Farewell

A cheetah cub cam version of the meme "how it started vs. how it's going" showing tiny cubs on hay and another image of much larger cubs snuggled together in the same space

After 10 months of 24/7 Cheetah Cub Cam, it's time to say goodbye to Rosalie and her five cubs.

All of the cubs are doing well and are moving on to a new yard at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's Front Royal, V.A., campus.

Thank you for tuning in and cheering on this litter of cubs! We hope to have more cubs on cam in the coming year. Stay tuned!

Enjoy this look back on some of the best cub moments of the past year!

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