On Mother's Day, Kuno National Park in MP shares heartwarming video of new Cheetah moms, cubs. WATCH

Indian Express

11-05-2025

On Mother's Day 2025, Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park released an adorable video showing new Cheetah moms caring for their cubs. According to the post, seven of the nineteen cubs were born this year alone.
Veera, the cheetah, has given birth to two cubs, now three months old. A heartwarming sight shows Veera resting under a tree inside an enclosure, cradling her cubs. She remains vigilant, instantly alert to even the faintest rustle of leaves, protecting her cubs.
Another cheetah, Nirva, is seen caring for five cubs, less than a month old, attending to them with love and affection. Meanwhile, Jwala's four cubs, now 15 months old, are under her close supervision as they begin learning essential survival and hunting skills. Similarly, Asha is raising three cubs, aged 16 months, guiding them through the early lessons of life in the wild.
One of the most moving stories is that of Mukhi, the first cheetah cub born in Kuno. Now two years old, Mukhi faced a grim beginning. Along with his siblings, he suffered severe dehydration during a heatwave. Despite the forest officials' efforts, Mukhi was the sole survivor.
After receiving intensive care and recovering in a wildlife hospital, efforts to reunite him with his mother, Jwala, were unsuccessful, as she rejected him. As a result, Mukhi was hand-raised by the park's staff.
Watch the video here:
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On April 20, two South African cheetahs named Prabhash and Pavak were relocated from Kuno National Park to the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, which spans the Neemuch and Mandsaur districts.
This move came after a historic initiative that began on September 17, 2022, when eight cheetahs—five females and three males—were translocated from Namibia to Kuno, marking the world's first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs.
In February 2023, India expanded the effort by introducing twelve more cheetahs from South Africa to Kuno. Before the birth of five new cubs, the park was home to 24 cheetahs, which included 14 cubs born in India. With the transfer of Prabhash and Pavak, two of these cheetahs are now settled in the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.